Loxone OpenHAB Binding

[bastelbert]

Rollershutter works fine:
Rollershutter BA_Rol "Rollo Badezimmer" (Bad,Rollladen) ["Switchable"] {channel="loxone:miniserver:....

Dimmer doesn't work in my installation.

[HALLO01]

I used the simple mode installation of openhab. So all config was done automatically. Miniserver thing, channels, items are set but where do I find this setup?
According to the docu I should have a .things, .items file in /etc/openhab2/items (things) directory, but there is only a readme file

So where is the setup stored

Thanks for info!

[bastelbert]

After first setup the config was done automatically as well.
To be honest I don't know where this configuration is stored.
Afterwards I created a dedicated items file with all the devices I want to control via Alexa:
vim /etc/openhab2/items/home.items
I got all the necessary information about the devices from the automatic configuration in the PaperUI.

[Gast]

The automatically created configuration is not stored in .items file. But you can create your own items file on top of the automatic configuration - channels can be linked to more than one item. Example is provided at the end of the readme file of the binding. Regardless I will see and add the appropriate tags to the binding. But it will take some time to get this merged into the code base.

[HALLO01]

Thanks for all the information, now I know what to do - at least I will try and let you know

[HALLO01]

If someone needs help for first setup, here my loxone.items file lines for light, dimmer, temperature and rollershutter:
Switch Licht_EZ "Licht Esszimmer" (Esszimmer,Licht) ["Lighting"] {channel="loxone:miniserver:xxx"}
Dimmer Licht_WZ "Licht Wohnzimmer" (Wohnzimmer,Licht) ["Lighting"] {channel=loxone:miniserver:xxx"}
Rollershutter Rollo_EZ "Rollo Esszimmer" (Esszimmer,Rollo) ["Switchable"] {channel="loxone:miniserver:xxx"}
Number Temp_WZ "Wohnzimmer" (Wohnzimmer,Temp) [ "CurrentTemperature" ] {channel="loxone:miniserver:xxx"}

Do not forget to tell Alexa eg "Rollershutter 30%" - up, down is not supported yet

[HALLO01]

Rollershutter works fine:
Dimmer doesn't work in my installation.

I use latest unstable version and dimmer is working.
My config:
Dimmer Licht_WZ "Licht Wohnzimmer" (Wohnzimmer,Licht) ["Lighting"] {channel=...."

[Rar9]

Hi Pablo,

Regarding not selectable Dimmer

I´m in Paper ui, Things, Select your binding got to my found dimmer, but when i want to add it to openhab via the blue round button no popup is coming to link the item.

I´m Running openHAB 2.2.0 Build #1068 with Loxone Binding 2.2.0.201710181101

Thank you for reporting that. Indeed, there was a bug in the dimmer implementation. I made a fix here: https://github.com/openhab/openhab2-addons/pull/2796
When the build completes, you can try it out if it fixes the problem.

[HALLO01]

Is it possible to configure voice feedback from alexa?
Eg. I have a temp sensor in my loxone environment and I would like to get the value via alexa.

Not in a way that you pass a text for Alexa to say. But for the temp sensor it could be possible - please see the openHAB skill: https://github.com/openhab/openhab-alexa
There is an example how to define an item for the temperature that can be asked for a value.

[HALLO01]

This is working, thanks for the link!
Number CurrentTemp "Wohnzimmer" [ "CurrentTemperature" ] {channel=".."}

[Gast]

Hallo,

kann man (auf einfachem Weg) eine Authentifizierung innerhalb von Openhab 2 für die verwaltungskonsole (paper UI) aktivieren?

According to the documentation here: http://docs.openhab.org/installation...access-control there is no authentication yet available. There has been an authentication API added to the smarthome framework: https://github.com/eclipse/smarthome/pull/2587
But this has not been used yet by any module.

[Gast]

Gast: Great solution! Thank you Pablo and also for your support (I was the one who reported the error in Github :-) ). I hope, you continue to work on this binding, especially since Loxone V9 - the GUI is no longer usable for our room controller screen in the livingroom.
@MarkusA: Aktuell ist mir hier kein Weg bekannt. Ich nutze den 2.2.0-snapshot.

[HALLO01]

@PabloPablo: I have updated my system to latest snapshot 2.3.0 #1146 - it includes loxone binding 2.3.0.201712172314
During start up I get an error: [ERROR] [org.openhab.binding.loxone ] - Component descriptor entry 'OSGI-INF/*.xml' not found
Do you have an idea what's going on?

I have no idea. I am still on 2.2. I will update and see what is going on.

...but I suppose this is related to a release of 2.2 and the main stream going to 2.3 version...
here is an old discussion of the same issue in the past: https://community.openhab.org/t/oh2-...-build/9082/17 and there are some hints how to downgrade the bindings until this is fixed. Not sure if this is the same, but maybe will help you until we figure out what's wrong this time.

[HALLO01]

This bug should be fixed, see latest openhab2 snapshot #1148

[uli]

Thanks for this great plugin! I am now able to control Loxone from Openhab.

But what about the other way? For example i want to see the current Logitech Harmony activity from the Harmony Hub binding in Loxone? Is that possible?

[HRA]

Hallo uli,
wo finde ich eine ausführliche Doku wie ich openhab an Lox anschliessen / verbinden kann.
Wenn möglich auf deutsch.
Ich habe mir die aktuelle openhabianpi2.4 auf dem Raspi3 installiert und nun möchte ich gern eine Visu zur Steuerung / Statusanzeige meines Lox-MS erstellen.
Ich habe keinerlei Erfahrungen mit openhab etc.und habe leider im Loxwiki auch nichts gefunden.

Wäre dankbar für einpaar "Anstupser"

[uli]

Hallo HRA,

das heißt Openhab läuft schon soweit, dass Du auf die Weboberfläche kommst?

Das verbinden ist dank des Loxone Bindings sehr einfach.

Paper UI: Erst mal in den Einstellungen den Simple Mode aktivieren, damit die Eingänge automatisch belegt werden. Dann installierst Du das Loxone Binding.
Ich meine in der Inbox kannst Du dann den Miniserver konfigurieren (IP, Passwort).

Dann müssten unter Control Deine Loxonewerte etc. erscheinen.
Zur Visualisierung nimmst Du am besten Habmin...

Wie gesagt brauche ich aber immer noch einen Denkanstoß, wie man Werte von Openhab zu Loxone bekommt.