HomeAutomation and Tellstick

This guide will help you to install the fantastic software HomeAutomation and the very neat piece of hardware Telldus Tellstick on a B3. The information here is collected from various threads on http://forum.excito.net/.

More about HomeAutomation is found here: karpero.mine.nu/ha/

More about Tellstick is found here: www.telldus.se/

Install Tellstick

Conditions

• Tellstick not connected to B3
  
• Logged in as root on B3

1. Install packet for compiling on B3

apt-get install cmake

apt-get install build-essential

2. Install packet needed by Telldus

apt-get install libconfuse-dev libqt4-dev help2man

3. Download the latest software for Tellstick and extract. Use the latest tellstick core found at: http://download.telldus.se/TellStick/Software/telldus-core/.

wget http://download.telldus.se/TellStick/Software/telldus-core/telldus-core-2.0.4.tar.gz

tar xvfz telldus-core-2.0.4.tar.gz

cd telldus-core

4. Build tdtool and rfcmd.

cmake -DBUILD_LIBTELLDUS-CORE=1 -DBUILD_TDTOOL=1 -DBUILD_RFCMD_WITH_LIBFTDI=0 -DGENERATE_MAN=1

make

make install

5. Edit the file /etc/ld.so.conf.d/local.conf (if not excisting, add the file):

nano /etc/ld.so.conf.d/local.conf

Add the following line:

/usr/local/lib 

6. Then run:

ldconfig

rm -f /var/state/telldus-core.conf

7. Insert the Tellstick into B3

8. To add receiver units, edit the file /etc/tellstick.conf

nano /etc/tellstick.conf

Adjust the config file to your receiver units. In this case: 1pcs NEXA NEYCR-1000 and 1pcs NEXA LWMR-210.

deviceNode = "/dev/tellstick"
device {
id = 1
name = "Office"
protocol = "arctech"
model = "codeswitch"
parameters {
house = "112233"
unit = "1"
}
}

device {
id = 2
name = "Outside"
protocol = "arctech"
model = "selflearning-dimmer"
parameters {
house = "445566"
unit = "1"
}
} 

Change the parameter "house" to a randomly choosen number. The uniqe numbers will make sure your units do not interfear with other units.

Install HomeAutomation

1. First of all install AT for scheduling on B3.

apt-get install at

2. Remove the user www-data from the files: /etc/cron.deny, /etc/at.deny, /etc/cron.allow and /etc/at.allow files (if they exist).

nano /etc/at.deny

3. Download the latest version of the HomeAutomation software to your PC, karpero.mine.nu/ha/index.php

4. Unzip and place the files into /home/web/HA on your B3.

5. Edit the configuration file /home/web/HA/config_sample_linux.php. Change the search path in the configuration file to:

/home/web/HA 

6. Rename the configuration file config_sample_linux.php to config.ph.

7. HomeAutomation needs the timezone to be set in Appache2. Edit the file php.ini:

nano /etc/php5/apache2/php.ini

Change the "date.timezone" to match your location (in example Europe/Stockholm).

”date.timezone = Europe/Stockholm”

8. Restart B3.

9. Install myPhPAdmin on B3.

apt-get install phpMyAdmin

10. Add a database for HomeAutomation.

mysqladmin create HADatabase

11. Open a web browser to configure HomeAutomation. Brows to http://b3/HA/ and follow the instructions.

Regarding the database information, use the following information:

Database name:"HADatabase" 

Usr: root

Psw: ”” (empty)

Konfigurering av dina enheter i HomeAutomation

1. Logga in via UIt http://b3/HA/

2. Uppdatera enheter från tellstick under menyn ”Enheter”

3. Inlärning av Nexa-enheter från web-UIt :

3.1. Tryck på learn-knappen på NEXA

3.2. Slå på din enhet under menyn Enheter.

3.3. Se till att din enhet blir syncad med Tellsticken.. dvs blinkar.