Tellstick install on Raspberry Pi

Configuration
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There’s no install script as of now for tellstick.

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Hi!

Is it possible to use Tellstick classic with HA?

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Yes it is,.
I had one before switching to DUO

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What are the differences between tellstick classic and duo?

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DUO can receive signals too. Classic can only send.
Good if you want to use it for input

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Good option to have.

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Yes I think so too
I use input for temperatures, window sensors and physical buttons

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Do you now how big duo is?

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found it! sorry

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Hi, have struggled with z wave sensors and I’m thinking of getting a tellstick and some sensors.
Can anyone prsome feedback on the product and what’s the average distance range. Thank you

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We live in a house that is 140 m2 and we have no problem. Just place the sender, we use Tellstick duo, in the center ofta your house.

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@Henrik1986 thank you very much. I’ve ordered it :wink:
I may need some installation guidance when it arrives. Can you recommend a link. The OEM’s site is in Swedish…

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Unfortunately not because I’m from Sweden. But I think you can take the ssh parts. @juan11perez

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@Henrik1986 thank you. Read it and seems straight forward. One question though: the device is set up in the tellstick.conf file. So for instance id = 1 is “name = sensor1”. How do i then “synchronize” that sensor which I’ve given id=1 with the stick?
thank you.

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Good day, following this guide https://www.automatiserar.se/guide-raspberry-pi/ and cant download the repository. getting this error on the RPI3 after sudo apt-get update

Reading package lists… Done
W: GPG error: http://download.telldus.com/debian stable Release: The following signatures were invalid: 70C410C9D73D53E838B31C585A949181E501EA76
W: The repository ‘http://download.telldus.com/debian stable Release’ is not signed.
N: Data from such a repository can’t be authenticated and is therefore potentially dangerous to use.
N: See apt-secure(8) manpage for repository creation and user configuration details.

Any suggestions welcome.

Thank you

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There is no signed version of Tellstick in newer version of raspian. Are you using stretch?
I think i run a raspian Jessie version. You can download older raspian version here Index of /raspbian/images

And if you run your HASS on a virtual enviroment the Python version can be upgrade. 3.6 version i minimum from next year.

Follow this guide till upgrade Python version in a VE.

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Henrik, thank you. I am using stretch. I followed this tutorial:

and it’s working :wink:

So now trying to add first sensor. So just did this in the conf file

device {
id = 1
name = “Master Balcony Door”
protocol = “arctech”
model = “codeswitch”
parameters {
house = “A”
unit = “1”
}
}

now, how do I “connect” the sensor to the stick?

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Ok, after doing it the hard way i’ve got it installed, added a sensor and “learned” it.
Problem now is it doesn’t show in HA.
I can see it as a switch, but it doesnt turn on or off.
All I added was
sensor:

  • platform: tellstick

Do i need to add more?

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Try to add
tellstick:
In your configuration.yaml

Then restart