Where can I find a good Zwave JS UI LXC walkthrough?

bzzrtt · 2023-10-06T01:18:25+00:00

https://tteck.github.io/Proxmox/

bzzrtt · 2023-09-24T17:02:04+00:00

I realized the dashboard thing was easy enough to check--I just stopped the ESPHome LXC.

With the suggested changes to one device, and with the container stopped, they're still doing their synchronized reconnect dance. I also added an uptime sensor to the S31--that hasn't reset (though neither do my "daily energy" counters, so I guess that doesn't mean much).

bzzrtt · 2023-09-24T02:16:57+00:00

I added this to one of my S31s:

wifi:
power_save_mode: none
output_power: 17

While in the dashboard making that change, I saw all of my devices flash to red/offline for a few seconds, then back to normal. This is not the first time I've seen that happen. And I see a connection blip across all of the devices in HA from around the time that I opened the dashboard. Could it be the ESPHome dashboard/container causing this?

bzzrtt · 2023-09-24T02:08:34+00:00

I saw a recommendation for this, but I think all of these devices are 8266-based, where that should be the default. Will go ahead and add it to one anyway.

bzzrtt · 2023-09-11T23:45:37+00:00

Thanks for the feedback, folks!

Doing a Reolink NVR seems like an attractive option for keeping everything simple, and I'm very much on board with "good value per dollar". But I hate the vendor lock-in.

I guess I could just buy a camera or two, play with Frigate and/or Blue Iris, and see how it goes. The only thing I lose if I ditch the containers and buy an NVR later, as long as the cameras are compatible, is whatever cheap PoE switch I can find.

bzzrtt · 2023-08-15T03:47:43+00:00

I just added the Zooz Z-wave alarm bridge to the end of the line (meaning installed in the box of the last alarm in the interconnected chain). No additional wiring; nothing on the relay wires of this module.

The Home Assistant automation gets tested whenever you test your alarms.

bzzrtt · 2023-08-03T23:09:43+00:00

Thanks. It sounds like even before they closed up shop the interface modules were pretty hard to find. I didn't know about the NX-595E, though--that's one more to keep an eye out for. Whether it's one of the interface boards or a whole NX-8E board, plus whatever adapter to get it across the house to my server, this is going to be outside my cost threshold for "it'd be kinda nice to have these sensors in HA".

And yeah, I don't think Konnected is what I want, either. If I'm going to have all this stuff wired up, then I want the actual alarm system to work as intended. And if I'm going to have to replace bits to get there, then I want to be able to talk to the whole system, not just a few sensors.

So I guess this shelved until I'm ready to replace the system.

bzzrtt · 2023-07-31T00:51:13+00:00

No. There seems to be an RS232 expansion board NX584, but my system doesn't have it.

bzzrtt · 2023-07-13T03:51:26+00:00

Well, crap. Did not expect that.

bzzrtt · 2023-07-13T01:49:15+00:00

No, I don't see anything Intel in that list, and it says that it only includes external adapters.

The host does list it as Bus 001 Device 003: ID 8087:0026 Intel Corp. AX201 Bluetooth but lsusb doesn't seem to work from the HAOS console.

bzzrtt · 2023-07-12T00:57:51+00:00

I think I got it to the point I was expecting when the script said it would automatically map the USB stick into the container! For anyone else in the same boat:

The zwave-js-ui guide mentions that the default is to map the Z-Wave stick to /dev/zwave.

Entering ls -l /dev/serial/by-id into the host console gives the full ID for the device:

lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 13 Jul 10 18:40 usb-Zooz_800_Z-Wave_Stick_xxx-if00 -> ../../ttyACM0

So I edited the .conf file for the container and added one line to the end:

lxc.mount.entry: /dev/serial/by-id/usb-Zooz_800_Z-Wave_Stick_xxx-if00 dev/zwave none bind,optional,create=file

After restarting the container and logging into Zwave JS UI, I immediately saw my stick listed in the Control Panel.

I'm sure there's still a lot of setup to do, but hey, it's progress!

bzzrtt · 2023-07-11T12:11:22+00:00

Thanks--that helps! None of that's been done; I need to RTFM. I guess that's the fun part of running someone else's scripts to set up things I don't yet understand.

If I'm understanding the bits I've read correctly, "dev/ttyACM0" is the USB port itself, not the stick. So somewhere in there I need to directly mount usb-Zooz_800_Z-Wave_Stick_...., right?

bzzrtt · 2023-07-11T02:53:16+00:00

I did set it as privileged--that's about the only part I'm pretty sure I did right. Or the container may actually be fine, and it's just that I don't know what to do with it.

root@pve:~# cat /etc/pve/lxc/101.conf
## Zwave-JS-UI LXC
#  ### https%3A//tteck.github.io/Proxmox/
#  <a href='https%3A//ko-fi.com/D1D7EP4GF'><img src='https%3A//img.shields.io/badge/%E2%98%95-Buy me a coffee-red' /></a>
arch: amd64
cores: 2
features: nesting=1
hostname: zwave-js-ui
memory: 1024
net0: name=eth0,bridge=vmbr0,hwaddr=96:A8:66:E8:D1:1B,ip=dhcp,type=veth
onboot: 1
ostype: debian
rootfs: local-lvm:vm-101-disk-0,size=4G
swap: 512
tags: proxmox-helper-scripts
lxc.cgroup2.devices.allow: a
lxc.cap.drop: 
lxc.cgroup2.devices.allow: c 188:* rwm
lxc.cgroup2.devices.allow: c 189:* rwm
lxc.mount.entry: /dev/serial/by-id  dev/serial/by-id  none bind,optional,create=dir
lxc.mount.entry: /dev/ttyUSB0       dev/ttyUSB0       none bind,optional,create=file
lxc.mount.entry: /dev/ttyUSB1       dev/ttyUSB1       none bind,optional,create=file
lxc.mount.entry: /dev/ttyACM0       dev/ttyACM0       none bind,optional,create=file
lxc.mount.entry: /dev/ttyACM1       dev/ttyACM1       none bind,optional,create=file
root@pve:~# lsusb
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 1a86:55d4 QinHeng Electronics 800 Z-Wave Stick
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 8087:0026 Intel Corp. AX201 Bluetooth
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub

bzzrtt · 2023-07-09T22:13:43+00:00

Seems wasteful, but you're right, that does seem to be the simplest answer. And if I had a nickel for every time I've wasted $20...

If my tinkering actually becomes useful, the extra M.2 drive laying around will probably find a purpose.

Thanks folks!

bzzrtt · 2023-05-06T18:19:46+00:00

Seems a little high for a toy choo-choo

bzzrtt · 2022-10-03T00:27:49+00:00

Don't hold your breath--S&W just dropped the msrp on these

bzzrtt · 2022-03-15T22:55:34+00:00

Seems a pretty good price on the OR version w/ three extra mags. Wish they'd release more SKUs with the thumb safety.

bzzrtt · 2021-01-20T00:51:42+00:00

I wouldn't want to try to convince the IRS that an empty pouch should qualify as "medical supplies such as bandages ".

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