ANN: MAX! home automation v2.15

ANN: MAX! home automation v2.15

[Dmitry A. Kazakov]

MAX! home automation is a GTK+ application to manage ELV/eQ-3 MAX! 
cubes. A cube is a gateway to a network of radiator thermostats, shutter 
contacts etc. The application provides:

- Access and control over HTTP rest API;
- Access and control over an integrated MQTT broker;
- Python scripting support;
- Data logger backed by a database, most commonly databases are 
supported over ODBC;
- Set and is temperatures graphs;
- E-mail notifications of the low battery status.

   http://www.dmitry-kazakov.de/ada/max_home_automation.htm

Changes to the previous version:

- Time indication rounding replaced with ceiling;
- Polling interval wait is continued rather than started over after 
sending a command;
- Application exits immediately without waiting for expiration of the 
polling interval;
- Python script set_mode can have only positional parameters;
- Python script set_mode device key was made equivalent to the 
thermostat key. Either spelling is acceptable;
- Python script get_connection, disconnect, reconnect were added to 
query and manage the cube connection;
- Several cubes to connect to can be specified at the settings page;
- Added buttons to disconnect and reconnect to a cube;
- Cube connection state is now reflected in the cube icon, link icon and 
connection/disconnection time stamp;
- HTTP server was enhanced with queries get-connection, reconnect, 
disconnect;
- MQTT broker changed to publish the cube connection status and to allow 
controlling the cube connection.

-- 
Regards,
Dmitry A. Kazakov
http://www.dmitry-kazakov.de

Re: ANN: MAX! home automation v2.15

[malik.marouby]

Hi
I'm trying to install it on a Raspberry Pi (debian Stretch) and I have the following errors:

The following packages have unmet dependencies:
 max-home-automation-2.18 : Depends: libgnat-8 but it is not installable
                            Depends: libaicwl-3.21 but it is not going to be installed
                            Depends: libsimple-components-4.38 but it is not going to be installed
                            Depends: libada-tables-1.14 but it is not going to be installed
                            Depends: libstrings-edit-3.4 but it is not going to be installed
E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.

Any idea how I can correct these dependies issues?
Thanks

Le mardi 11 décembre 2018 20:34:16 UTC+1, Dmitry A. Kazakov a écrit :
> MAX! home automation is a GTK+ application to manage ELV/eQ-3 MAX! 
> cubes. A cube is a gateway to a network of radiator thermostats, shutter 
> contacts etc. The application provides:
> 
> - Access and control over HTTP rest API;
> - Access and control over an integrated MQTT broker;
> - Python scripting support;
> - Data logger backed by a database, most commonly databases are 
> supported over ODBC;
> - Set and is temperatures graphs;
> - E-mail notifications of the low battery status.
> 
>    http://www.dmitry-kazakov.de/ada/max_home_automation.htm
> 
> Changes to the previous version:
> 
> - Time indication rounding replaced with ceiling;
> - Polling interval wait is continued rather than started over after 
> sending a command;
> - Application exits immediately without waiting for expiration of the 
> polling interval;
> - Python script set_mode can have only positional parameters;
> - Python script set_mode device key was made equivalent to the 
> thermostat key. Either spelling is acceptable;
> - Python script get_connection, disconnect, reconnect were added to 
> query and manage the cube connection;
> - Several cubes to connect to can be specified at the settings page;
> - Added buttons to disconnect and reconnect to a cube;
> - Cube connection state is now reflected in the cube icon, link icon and 
> connection/disconnection time stamp;
> - HTTP server was enhanced with queries get-connection, reconnect, 
> disconnect;
> - MQTT broker changed to publish the cube connection status and to allow 
> controlling the cube connection.
> 
> -- 
> Regards,
> Dmitry A. Kazakov
> http://www.dmitry-kazakov.de

Re: ANN: MAX! home automation v2.15

[Dmitry A. Kazakov]

On 2019-02-18 19:39, malik.marouby@gmail.com wrote:

> I'm trying to install it on a Raspberry Pi (debian Stretch) and I have the following errors:
> 
> The following packages have unmet dependencies:
>   max-home-automation-2.18 : Depends: libgnat-8 but it is not installable
>                              Depends: libaicwl-3.21 but it is not going to be installed
>                              Depends: libsimple-components-4.38 but it is not going to be installed
>                              Depends: libada-tables-1.14 but it is not going to be installed
>                              Depends: libstrings-edit-3.4 but it is not going to be installed
> E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.
> 
> Any idea how I can correct these dependies issues?

GCC 8 appears first in buster. You either upgrade your system to buster 
or else use "-t buster" switch to allow installing buster packages.

P.S. The actual version is 2.18. The next version will be 3.0. It will 
support pairing, adding/removing devices and rooms, full backup 
including the topology of rooms and devices.

-- 
Regards,
Dmitry A. Kazakov
http://www.dmitry-kazakov.de

Re: ANN: MAX! home automation v2.15

[malik.marouby]

Le lundi 18 février 2019 20:59:33 UTC+1, Dmitry A. Kazakov a écrit :
> On 2019-02-18 19:39,  wrote:
> 
> > I'm trying to install it on a Raspberry Pi (debian Stretch) and I have the following errors:
> > 
> > The following packages have unmet dependencies:
> >   max-home-automation-2.18 : Depends: libgnat-8 but it is not installable
> >                              Depends: libaicwl-3.21 but it is not going to be installed
> >                              Depends: libsimple-components-4.38 but it is not going to be installed
> >                              Depends: libada-tables-1.14 but it is not going to be installed
> >                              Depends: libstrings-edit-3.4 but it is not going to be installed
> > E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.
> > 
> > Any idea how I can correct these dependies issues?
> 
> GCC 8 appears first in buster. You either upgrade your system to buster 
> or else use "-t buster" switch to allow installing buster packages.
> 
> P.S. The actual version is 2.18. The next version will be 3.0. It will 
> support pairing, adding/removing devices and rooms, full backup 
> including the topology of rooms and devices.
> 
> -- 
> Regards,
> Dmitry A. Kazakov
> http://www.dmitry-kazakov.de

Thanks for your answer
however I haven't been able to install, even by adding the Buster sources to my sources.list :|
I may have made a mistake, but I've looked on the internet and tried the methods I found...
and since there is no stable buster version for RPi yet, I can't update the whole system to buster

and yes, I'm trying to install 2.18 currently, and the changes you mention for 3.0 looks great (espacially the backup part!)

Re: ANN: MAX! home automation v2.15

[Dmitry A. Kazakov]

On 2019-02-19 11:51, malik.marouby@gmail.com wrote:

> Thanks for your answer
> however I haven't been able to install, even by adding the Buster sources to my sources.list :|

Did you do apt update?

> I may have made a mistake, but I've looked on the internet and tried the methods I found...
> and since there is no stable buster version for RPi yet, I can't update the whole system to buster

In my experience having the latest kernel is essential for ARM boards. 
Under stretch my Raspberries crashed many times a day even if booted 
from an SSD. With SD it crashed instantly. Debian buster and Fedora 29 
practically crash no more. Unfortunately for ARM "stability" means 
malfunction guaranteed.

-- 
Regards,
Dmitry A. Kazakov
http://www.dmitry-kazakov.de

Re: ANN: MAX! home automation v2.15

[malik.marouby]

Le mardi 19 février 2019 21:11:20 UTC+1, Dmitry A. Kazakov a écrit :
> On 2019-02-19 11:51, wrote:
> 
> > Thanks for your answer
> > however I haven't been able to install, even by adding the Buster sources to my sources.list :|
> 
> Did you do apt update?
Yes I did! 😁
> > I may have made a mistake, but I've looked on the internet and tried the methods I found...
> > and since there is no stable buster version for RPi yet, I can't update the whole system to buster
> 
> In my experience having the latest kernel is essential for ARM boards. 
> Under stretch my Raspberries crashed many times a day even if booted 
> from an SSD. With SD it crashed instantly. Debian buster and Fedora 29 
> practically crash no more. Unfortunately for ARM "stability" means 
> malfunction guaranteed.

Really? That's surprising, I have 2 running 24hrs/day under Debian stretch, one with SD and the other with SSD, without any crash!
I'll try again... Right now I'm trying to test it in a Windows environment to test the mqtt functions with a mosquitto broker...

> -- 
> Regards,
> Dmitry A. Kazakov
> http://www.dmitry-kazakov.de

Re: ANN: MAX! home automation v2.15

[Dmitry A. Kazakov]

On 2019-02-19 21:53, malik.marouby@gmail.com wrote:
> Le mardi 19 février 2019 21:11:20 UTC+1, Dmitry A. Kazakov a écrit :
>> On 2019-02-19 11:51, wrote:
>>
>>> Thanks for your answer
>>> however I haven't been able to install, even by adding the Buster sources to my sources.list :|
>>
>> Did you do apt update?
> Yes I did! 😁

You might have to add "testing" to:

    deb http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian stretch main

and try -t testing

>>> I may have made a mistake, but I've looked on the internet and tried the methods I found...
>>> and since there is no stable buster version for RPi yet, I can't update the whole system to buster
>>
>> In my experience having the latest kernel is essential for ARM boards.
>> Under stretch my Raspberries crashed many times a day even if booted
>> from an SSD. With SD it crashed instantly. Debian buster and Fedora 29
>> practically crash no more. Unfortunately for ARM "stability" means
>> malfunction guaranteed.
> 
> Really? That's surprising, I have 2 running 24hrs/day under Debian stretch, one with SD and the other with SSD, without any crash!

Raspberry 2/3 usually crashes (freezes) when the CPU load is close to 
100% and/or when you write the SD. A typical case is compiling with -j0. 
That crashes it promptly. But it crashes with certainty when even a 
minimal swapping occur. Using HDD or SSD helped a lot, but still stretch 
was a nightmare. Buster brought a real improvement, almost as stable as 
a PC.

-- 
Regards,
Dmitry A. Kazakov
http://www.dmitry-kazakov.de

Re: ANN: MAX! home automation v2.15

[malik.marouby]

Le mercredi 20 février 2019 09:43:04 UTC+1, Dmitry A. Kazakov a écrit :
> On 2019-02-19 21:53, wrote:
> > Le mardi 19 février 2019 21:11:20 UTC+1, Dmitry A. Kazakov a écrit :
> >> On 2019-02-19 11:51, wrote:
> >>
> >>> Thanks for your answer
> >>> however I haven't been able to install, even by adding the Buster sources to my sources.list :|
> >>
> >> Did you do apt update?
> > Yes I did! 😁
> 
> You might have to add "testing" to:
> 
>     deb http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian stretch main
> 
> and try -t testing

that worked!
but now I have an issue when I try to enter the cube IP address, the software closes and I have the following error:

max_home_automation: symbol lookup error: /usr/lib/arm-linux-gnueabihf/libsimple-components-4.38.so.1: undefined symbol: __atomic_load_8

I guess it is also related to buster?
and also the software seems to make the Pi very slow so I'm not sure it is a viable long term solution...

> >>> I may have made a mistake, but I've looked on the internet and tried the methods I found...
> >>> and since there is no stable buster version for RPi yet, I can't update the whole system to buster
> >>
> >> In my experience having the latest kernel is essential for ARM boards.
> >> Under stretch my Raspberries crashed many times a day even if booted
> >> from an SSD. With SD it crashed instantly. Debian buster and Fedora 29
> >> practically crash no more. Unfortunately for ARM "stability" means
> >> malfunction guaranteed.
> > 
> > Really? That's surprising, I have 2 running 24hrs/day under Debian stretch, one with SD and the other with SSD, without any crash!
> 
> Raspberry 2/3 usually crashes (freezes) when the CPU load is close to 
> 100% and/or when you write the SD. A typical case is compiling with -j0. 
> That crashes it promptly. But it crashes with certainty when even a 
> minimal swapping occur. Using HDD or SSD helped a lot, but still stretch 
> was a nightmare. Buster brought a real improvement, almost as stable as 
> a PC.
> 
Ok I've never been in such case, that might explain it...
> -- 
> Regards,
> Dmitry A. Kazakov
> http://www.dmitry-kazakov.de

Re: ANN: MAX! home automation v2.15

[Dmitry A. Kazakov]

On 2019-02-20 17:40, malik.marouby@gmail.com wrote:
> Le mercredi 20 février 2019 09:43:04 UTC+1, Dmitry A. Kazakov a écrit :
>> On 2019-02-19 21:53, wrote:
>>> Le mardi 19 février 2019 21:11:20 UTC+1, Dmitry A. Kazakov a écrit :
>>>> On 2019-02-19 11:51, wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Thanks for your answer
>>>>> however I haven't been able to install, even by adding the Buster sources to my sources.list :|
>>>>
>>>> Did you do apt update?
>>> Yes I did! 😁
>>
>> You might have to add "testing" to:
>>
>>      deb http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian stretch main
>>
>> and try -t testing
> 
> that worked!
> but now I have an issue when I try to enter the cube IP address, the software closes and I have the following error:
> 
> max_home_automation: symbol lookup error: /usr/lib/arm-linux-gnueabihf/libsimple-components-4.38.so.1: undefined symbol: __atomic_load_8
> 
> I guess it is also related to buster?

To GCC-8. It is a GCC procedure used because 32-bit GNAT still does not 
implement atomic aspect for some scalar types.

Did you install libatomic1?

-- 
Regards,
Dmitry A. Kazakov
http://www.dmitry-kazakov.de

Re: ANN: MAX! home automation v2.15

[malik.marouby]

Le mercredi 20 février 2019 18:00:41 UTC+1, Dmitry A. Kazakov a écrit :
> On 2019-02-20 17:40,  wrote:
> > Le mercredi 20 février 2019 09:43:04 UTC+1, Dmitry A. Kazakov a écrit :
> >> On 2019-02-19 21:53, wrote:
> >>> Le mardi 19 février 2019 21:11:20 UTC+1, Dmitry A. Kazakov a écrit :
> >>>> On 2019-02-19 11:51, wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>> Thanks for your answer
> >>>>> however I haven't been able to install, even by adding the Buster sources to my sources.list :|
> >>>>
> >>>> Did you do apt update?
> >>> Yes I did! 😁
> >>
> >> You might have to add "testing" to:
> >>
> >>      deb http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian stretch main
> >>
> >> and try -t testing
> > 
> > that worked!
> > but now I have an issue when I try to enter the cube IP address, the software closes and I have the following error:
> > 
> > max_home_automation: symbol lookup error: /usr/lib/arm-linux-gnueabihf/libsimple-components-4.38.so.1: undefined symbol: __atomic_load_8
> > 
> > I guess it is also related to buster?
> 
> To GCC-8. It is a GCC procedure used because 32-bit GNAT still does not 
> implement atomic aspect for some scalar types.
> 
> Did you install libatomic1?
> 
> -- 
> Regards,
> Dmitry A. Kazakov
> http://www.dmitry-kazakov.de

yes and when I try again:
libatomic1 is already the newest version (6.3.0-18+rpi1+deb9u1).

Re: ANN: MAX! home automation v2.15

[Dmitry A. Kazakov]

On 2019-02-20 21:42, malik.marouby@gmail.com wrote:
> Le mercredi 20 février 2019 18:00:41 UTC+1, Dmitry A. Kazakov a écrit :

>> To GCC-8. It is a GCC procedure used because 32-bit GNAT still does not
>> implement atomic aspect for some scalar types.
>>
>> Did you install libatomic1?

> yes and when I try again:
> libatomic1 is already the newest version (6.3.0-18+rpi1+deb9u1).

    https://packages.debian.org/sid/libatomic1

is 8.2.0-21. It seems that there is something wrong with dependencies.

-- 
Regards,
Dmitry A. Kazakov
http://www.dmitry-kazakov.de