startZigBee function never returns anything about homebridge-zigbee

[NilsBohr]

And try to install the plugin from github, I've added a lot of changes so maybe it will help

Installed from github with:

npm i -g git+https://github.com/itsmepetrov/homebridge-zigbee#master --unsafe-perm

You can try to log config param here https://github.com/itsmepetrov/homebridge-zigbee/blob/master/lib/zigbee.js#L10

It might have the wrong port

Looks good to me:

Feb 13 15:31:44 homebridge homebridge[1854]: config { port: '/dev/ttyACM0',
Feb 13 15:31:44 homebridge homebridge[1854]:   db: '/var/lib/homebridge/zigbee.db',
Feb 13 15:31:44 homebridge homebridge[1854]:   panId: 65535,
Feb 13 15:31:44 homebridge homebridge[1854]:   channel: 11 }

You need to run homebridge with DEBUG=* env variable

Perfect thnx.

I've figured out the problem.
The user homebridge which was launching the process was not in the dialout group and therefore couldn't access the Serial Port.

Feb 13 15:38:53 homebridge homebridge[2023]: 2019-02-13T15:38:53.431Z serialport:main opening path: /dev/ttyACM0
Feb 13 15:38:53 homebridge homebridge[2023]: 2019-02-13T15:38:53.434Z serialport:bindings open
Feb 13 15:38:53 homebridge homebridge[2023]: 2019-02-13T15:38:53.448Z serialport:main _read queueing _read for after open
Feb 13 15:38:53 homebridge homebridge[2023]: 2019-02-13T15:38:53.488Z serialport:main Binding #open had an error Error: Error: Permission denied, cannot open /dev/ttyACM0

Once I've added the user to the dialout group it worked.
Thanks for your help, the issue is closed.

[itsmepetrov]

Hi @NilsBohr

You can try to specify port to usb stick manually, maybe port auto-detection doesn't work on your environment

[NilsBohr]

Hello @itsmepetrov

Sorry, I forgot to mention.
I tried both to specify port (as "/dev/ttyACM0") and to rely on auto-detection. The result is the same.

[itsmepetrov]

Do you try it in docker? I remember I had similar problems with docker.

[itsmepetrov]

and did you flash the stick with the appropriate firmware?

[NilsBohr]

Do you try it in docker? I remember I had similar problems with docker.

No this is regular Armbian OS on an embedded PC.

and did you flash the stick with the appropriate firmware?

Yes, as said earlier, the stick is flashed, and I tried to launch zigbee-shepherd as a separate process. Works as expected.

Do you know a way to enable zigbee-shepherd debug messaging from within the homebridge-zigbee environment to study the issue further?

[itsmepetrov]

You need to run homebridge with DEBUG=* env variable

[itsmepetrov]

You can try to log config param here https://github.com/itsmepetrov/homebridge-zigbee/blob/master/lib/zigbee.js#L10

It might have the wrong port

[itsmepetrov]

And try to install the plugin from github, I've added a lot of changes so maybe it will help