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Wiki source code of OpenHAB with Zensehome

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1 {{success}}Update 08-12-2022. Now a days ZenseHome has MQTT connection, so this page is 100% outdated. Use the MQTT Connection in ZenseHome to provide bridging to OpenHAB or similar.{{/success}}
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4 = Architecture =
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6 {{drawio diagramName="Arkitektur.drawio" /}}
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8 = Java Application as Bridge =
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10 Github Source: [[https://github.com/jobu279/zensehome]]
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12 Compile the source code or fetch the runtime. Edit config.properties to suit your network and mqtt.
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14 Samples below are referenced from /home/bnp/production/zensehome/zensemqtt
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16 You need to create a "/home/bnp/production/zensehome/zensemqtt/logs" directory; - then execute the application
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20 root@robin:~/production/zensehome/zensemqtt# java -Dfile.encoding=UTF-8 -classpath /home/bnp/production/zensehome:/home/bnp/production/zensehome/zensemqtt/mqtt-client-0.4.0.jar zensemqtt.ZenseMQTTJan 09, 2019 8:14:01 PM zensemqtt.Log loggingINFO: Starting ZenseHome MQTT listener
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23 = Setup a light source =
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25 I have defined a [[Thing>>https://www.openhab.org/docs/configuration/things.html]] for the ZenseHome box:
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27 [[image:Screenshot 2019-01-09 at 21.16.19.png||width="870"]]
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29 [[image:Screenshot 2019-01-09 at 21.07.32.png||width="870"||height="250"]]
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31 And are adding each light as a channel See [[Concepts>>https://www.openhab.org/docs/concepts/]]):
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33 [[image:Screenshot 2019-01-09 at 21.05.19.png||width="900"||height="408"]]
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35 With the [[Topics>>http://www.steves-internet-guide.com/understanding-mqtt-topics/]] according to [[https://github.com/jobu279/zensehome]]. The Id can be found in the Zensehome Windows Application:
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37 [[image:Screenshot 2019-01-27 at 12.48.02.png||width="167"||height="250"]]
38 {{success}}Adding as "Percentage value" instead of ON/OFF, gives a slider for the light{{/success}}
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41 After the Save operation, the Channel has a unique id:
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43 [[image:Screenshot 2019-01-27 at 16.17.53.png||width="565"||height="102"]]
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45 This is is used in [[Sitemaps>>https://www.openhab.org/docs/configuration/sitemaps.html]] and [[Item>>https://www.openhab.org/docs/concepts/items.html]] files .
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47 = Visible and testing in Paper UI - Controls =
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49 You should be able to see the Channels in Paper UI and test them:
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51 [[image:Screenshot 2019-01-09 at 21.36.17.png||width="550"]]
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53 = Installing as a service =
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55 Follow: [[https://computingforgeeks.com/how-to-run-java-jar-application-with-systemd-on-linux/]]
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57 = Logging =
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59 Watch the Log in /home/bnp/production/zensehome/zensemqtt/logs
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63 root@robin:~/production/zensehome/zensemqtt/logs# cat 2019-1_ZenseLog.logJan 09, 2019 7:44:53 PM zensemqtt.Log loggingINFO: Starting ZenseHome MQTT listenerJan 09, 2019 7:46:35 PM zensemqtt.Log loggingINFO: New message with topic: zense/execute/10604, Message: ONJan 09, 2019 7:46:37 PM zensemqtt.Log loggingINFO: New message with topic: zense/execute/10604, Message: OFFJan 09, 2019 7:46:43 PM zensemqtt.Log loggingINFO: New message with topic: zense/execute/10604, Message: ONJan 09, 2019 7:46:44 PM zensemqtt.Log loggingSEVERE: Error in socket creation: java.net.SocketExceptionJan 09, 2019 7:46:54 PM zensemqtt.Log loggingINFO: New message with topic: zense/execute/10604, Message: OFFJan 09, 2019 7:46:55 PM zensemqtt.Log loggingSEVERE: Error in socket creation: java.net.SocketExceptionJan 09, 2019 7:47:00 PM zensemqtt.Log loggingINFO: New message with topic: zense/execute/10604, Message: ON
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66 Notice the "SEVERE: Error in socket creation: java.net.SocketException" - this means the ZenseHome box is non-responding
67 {{success}}Use the [[MQTT Explorer>>https://thomasnordquist.github.io/MQTT-Explorer/]] for examining the topics{{/success}}