Raspbee II issues

Chris_HA · January 19, 2021, 9:15pm

Hello all,

I decided to get a new Raspberry 4 and a new Raspbee II to finally switch to supported supervised installation on Home Assistant OS. So I’ve got a fresh installation but I cannot use the Raspbee II.

All is updated to current versions:

Home Assistant OS 5.10
core-2021.1.4
deCONZ 6.6.2

I have a backup restored that seems to be doing well.

The following is listed under “Hardware”:

serial:
  - /dev/ttyAMA0
  - /dev/ttyS0
gpio:
  - gpiochip0
  - gpiochip504
usb:
  - /dev/bus/usb/001/001
  - /dev/bus/usb/001/002
  - /dev/bus/usb/002/001

(removed audio, input & disk, as it should not be related)

And I already tested both, /dev/ttyAMA0 & /dev/ttyS0 in the deCONZ addon configuraiton.
Most likely it should be like the current setup:

device: /dev/ttyAMA0

I’ve already tried to install Raspian and installed deCONZ via apt. This is working fine, so the hardware should be ok.

This is added to the config.txt:

enable_uart=1
dtoverlay=pi3-miniuart-bta

Ok, when I start the deCONZ addon the following is shown in the log:

[s6-init] making user provided files available at /var/run/s6/etc...exited 0.
[s6-init] ensuring user provided files have correct perms...exited 0.
[fix-attrs.d] applying ownership & permissions fixes...
[fix-attrs.d] done.
[cont-init.d] executing container initialization scripts...
[cont-init.d] firmware.sh: executing... 
[21:35:28] INFO: GCFFlasher V3_17 (c) dresden elektronik ingenieurtechnik gmbh
Path             | Vendor | Product | Serial     | Type
-----------------+--------+---------+------------+-------
/dev/ttyAMA0     | 0x0000 | 0x0000  |            | RaspBee 
[cont-init.d] firmware.sh: exited 0.
[cont-init.d] nginx.sh: executing... 
[cont-init.d] nginx.sh: exited 0.
[cont-init.d] novnc.sh: executing... 
[cont-init.d] novnc.sh: exited 0.
[cont-init.d] done.
[services.d] starting services
[services.d] done.
[21:35:29] INFO: Running the OSRAM LEdvance OTA updater...
[21:35:29] INFO: Running the deCONZ OTA updater...
[21:35:29] INFO: Starting udevd...
[21:35:29] INFO: Websockify waiting for VNC to start
[21:35:29] INFO: Running the IKEA OTA updater...
[21:35:29] INFO: Starting VNC server (local/yes)...
[21:35:30] INFO: Starting websockify...
[21:35:32] INFO: deCONZ waiting for VNC to start
[21:35:34] INFO: Starting the deCONZ gateway...
QCoreApplication::arguments: Please instantiate the QApplication object first
WebSocket server settings:
  - Listen on 127.0.0.1:5901
  - Flash security policy server
  - Web server. Web root: /usr/share/novnc
  - No SSL/TLS support (no cert file)
  - proxying from 127.0.0.1:5901 to 127.0.0.1:5900
libpng warning: iCCP: known incorrect sRGB profile
libpng warning: iCCP: known incorrect sRGB profile
[21:35:41] INFO: Starting Nginx...
2021/01/19 21:35:42 [notice] 328#328: using the "epoll" event method
2021/01/19 21:35:42 [notice] 328#328: nginx/1.14.2
2021/01/19 21:35:42 [notice] 328#328: OS: Linux 5.4.79-v7l
2021/01/19 21:35:42 [notice] 328#328: getrlimit(RLIMIT_NOFILE): 1048576:1048576
2021/01/19 21:35:42 [notice] 328#328: start worker processes
2021/01/19 21:35:42 [notice] 328#328: start worker process 1585
[21:35:52] INFO: Successfully send discovery information to Home Assistant.
21:35:41:808 HTTP Server listen on address 0.0.0.0, port: 40850, root: /usr/share/deCONZ/webapp/
21:35:42:231 CTRL. 3.27.221:35:42:348 dev /dev/ttyAMA0
21:35:42:348 COM: /dev/ttyAMA0 / serialno: , RaspBee
21:35:42:348 ZCLDB init file /data/.local/share/dresden-elektronik/deCONZ/zcldb.txt
21:35:42:495 parent process s6-supervise
21:35:42:496 gw run mode: docker/hassio
21:35:42:496 GW sd-card image version file does not exist: /data/.local/share/dresden-elektronik/deCONZ/gw-version
21:35:42:496 sd-card cid: 1b534d474231515430ffffffff014500
21:35:42:498 DB sqlite version 3.27.2
21:35:42:500 DB PRAGMA page_count: 33
21:35:42:500 DB PRAGMA page_size: 4096
21:35:42:500 DB PRAGMA freelist_count: 0
21:35:42:500 DB file size 135168 bytes, free pages 0
21:35:42:501 DB PRAGMA user_version: 7
21:35:42:501 DB cleanup
21:35:42:502 DB create temporary views
21:35:42:508 started websocket server at port 8081
21:35:42:511 [INFO] - Found file containing button maps. Parsing data...
21:35:42:514 [WARNING] - Button map 'sunricherCCTMap' in JSON file has no assigned ModelIDs. Skip loading button map...
21:35:42:522 [INFO] - Button maps loaded.
21:35:42:524 dlg action: Read binding table
21:35:42:525 found node plugin: libde_rest_plugin.so - REST API Plugin
21:35:42:528 found node plugin: libde_signal_plugin.so - Signal Monitor Plugin
21:35:49:416 found node plugin: libstd_otau_plugin.so - STD OTAU Plugin
21:35:49:471 dev /dev/ttyAMA0
21:35:49:471 COM: /dev/ttyAMA0 / serialno: , RaspBee
21:35:49:804 dev /dev/ttyAMA0
21:35:50:075 Announced to internet https://phoscon.de/discover
21:35:50:076 discovery server date: Tue, 19 Jan 2021 20:35:50 GMT
21:35:50:077 	 local time seems to be ok
21:35:50:078 discovery found version 2.04.35 for update channel stable
21:35:50:534 dev /dev/ttyAMA0
21:35:50:535 COM: /dev/ttyAMA0 / serialno: , RaspBee
21:35:50:571 device disconnected reason: 4, index: 0
21:35:50:925 New websocket 172.30.32.1:60472 (state: 3) 
21:35:51:423 wait reconnect 15 seconds
21:35:51:487 dev /dev/ttyAMA0
21:35:51:487 COM: /dev/ttyAMA0 / serialno: , RaspBee
21:35:52:372 wait reconnect 14 seconds
21:35:53:368 wait reconnect 13 seconds
21:35:54:368 wait reconnect 12 seconds
21:35:55:367 wait reconnect 11 seconds
21:35:56:368 wait reconnect 10 seconds
21:35:57:367 wait reconnect 9 seconds
21:35:58:368 wait reconnect 8 seconds
21:35:59:368 wait reconnect 7 seconds
21:35:59:419 dev /dev/ttyAMA0
21:36:00:368 wait reconnect 6 seconds
21:36:01:368 wait reconnect 5 seconds
21:36:02:368 wait reconnect 4 seconds
21:36:03:368 wait reconnect 3 seconds
21:36:04:367 wait reconnect 2 seconds
21:36:05:367 wait reconnect 1 seconds

I don’t know if this is normal, but this part (including the “wait reconnect x seconds”) is repeated then once in a while:

21:53:37:429 dev /dev/ttyAMA0
21:53:37:430 COM: /dev/ttyAMA0 / serialno: , RaspBee
21:53:38:368 failed to reconnect to network try=1

So, when I try to access deCONZ from the addon, I choose to start “Phoscon” which leads to the initial light search which does not find my test bulb and when I skip that, I find myself on a page claiming that the network cannot be connected/accessed. At least this was the state yesterday, today I configured the integration and the gateway cannot even selected anymore in deCONZ addon…

So, before I do another fresh install or start trying to do a supervised installation on Debian 32bit… does anbody have any information on this setup? Does it work at all with the “Raspbee II”… ? I’m kinda stuck here and do not find any helpful information on how to proceed.

Thanks in advance!
Christian

Motogiullare · January 19, 2021, 11:50pm

This should go in your config.txt file

samnewman86 · January 20, 2021, 12:03am

Have you got an extension cable between the pi and conbee?

Chris_HA · January 20, 2021, 9:13am

Hello Riccardo,

thanks for the info. I’ve set this, but unfortunately did not change anything.

I even deleted the deCONZ integration and the AddOn. After new installation of the AddOn I do not even see the Gateway:

Chris_HA · January 20, 2021, 9:14am

Hello samnewman86,

it’s a Raspbee II, not a Conbee. There is no way to add an extension cable in between.

lustasag · December 12, 2021, 4:59pm

Hi Christian, you need to run a phoscon server. This can be on the very same Pi as your HA, however, the HA people will discourage you from doing this.
The docker image is here: https://github.com/deconz-community/deconz-docker
A convenient way to add docker images directly from the HA interface is to use portainer. There is no official portainer add-on any more, but you can use this: https://blog.mikejmcguire.com/2021/02/17/portainer-ce-2-1-add-on-for-home-assistant/

You’ll have to grant access to /dev/ttyAMA0 as well as open the ports up.

miky_italy · May 29, 2022, 4:32pm

Hi there,
did you finally solve the problem?

I can see there is a typo in your line:

dtoverlay=pi3-miniuart-bt(a) # final “a” to be deleted

but anyway, I am in a similar situation, I am migrating from Raspbian to Debian 11 and I can’t find the
correct configuration for my RaspBee (I) because the original configuration from Dresden Electronic are only for Raspbian and I cannot find the way to show the /dev/ttyAMA0 or the other /dev/ttyS0 or S1 to work. Any help appreciated.
Regards,
Michele