Home Theatre Controller (Pioneer AVR + USB PowerMate)

[HNBC84]

ah well good thing I checked that, perhaps I should check all the switches to make sure they are the right type..

How is it doing recovering from your AVR dropping off the network and coming back?

Looks good, you should be able to setup Zone 2 now if you like..

Look at the GeoFencing apps, if you have decent GPS coverage in your house it works better.. but I use a combination of Geofencing, Pinging and each of our devices to decide if the house is really empty or not.. its not perfect but Im working on it.

Are you using Zwave? I wonder if something like a Z-Wave lamp module with load sensing might give you the ability to power on/off.

Looks like your running a KodiPlayer on a RPi, you might take a hard look at the AndroidTV Nexus Player, its a great lil Kodi box and you can root it.. I got mine for like $50 and use a OTG Ethernet.. you get android app support and thats really nice.. I run plex and the native launcher but you can replace the google launcher with Kodi and go right into it.. comes with a bluetooth remote and voice search.

Ive been trying to get the Domoticz Android apps to take on the AndroidTV UI.. no love so far but I might just do it my self

I dont have a second zone in use
Most of the time GPS is off, and still have the dead battery problem haha...

I dont use Zwave but mayb in the future, only use KiKa, but there is no check if it receive the message from domoticz so its a bit hard to check sometimes.

Sounds like a nice little box, i have a ambi-light setup runing of the main kodi RPi so its a bit hard to do on a android box, if it is possible.

I would like to see a Yatze -> Domoticz intergration allot of switching between those two apps....

[HNBC84]

Reconnect give's a EPIPE error

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2016-02-10 17:26:07.125 Hardware Monitor: Fetching data (System sensors)
2016-02-10 17:26:09.026 User: Admin initiated a switch command
2016-02-10 17:26:09.027 (Dummy) Light/Switch (VSX Input)
2016-02-10 17:26:09.680 MQTT: Topic: domoticz/in, Message: {"command":"addlogmessage","message":"[HTC] AVR CONNECTION CLOSED. reconnecting in 10s"}
2016-02-10 17:26:09.680 MQTT MSG: [HTC] AVR CONNECTION CLOSED. reconnecting in 10s
2016-02-10 17:26:09.780 MQTT: Topic: domoticz/in, Message: {"command":"addlogmessage","message":"[HTC] AVR CONNECTION CLOSED. reconnecting in 10s"}
2016-02-10 17:26:09.780 MQTT MSG: [HTC] AVR CONNECTION CLOSED. reconnecting in 10s
2016-02-10 17:26:15.524 (Ping test) Lighting 2 (VSX Online)
2016-02-10 17:26:37.186 Hardware Monitor: Fetching data (System sensors)
2016-02-10 17:27:07.234 Hardware Monitor: Fetching data (System sensors)
2016-02-10 17:27:13.234 (Ping test) Lighting 2 (VSX Online)
2016-02-10 17:27:37.296 Hardware Monitor: Fetching data (System sensors)
2016-02-10 17:27:53.586 User: Admin initiated a switch command
2016-02-10 17:27:53.588 (Dummy) Light/Switch (VSX Input)
2016-02-10 17:27:53.708 MQTT: Topic: domoticz/in, Message: {"command":"addlogmessage","message":"[HTC] FATAL AVR ERROR: EPIPE"}
2016-02-10 17:27:53.709 MQTT MSG: [HTC] FATAL AVR ERROR: EPIPE
2016-02-10 17:27:53.809 MQTT: Topic: domoticz/in, Message: {"command":"addlogmessage","message":"[HTC] FATAL AVR ERROR: EPIPE"}
2016-02-10 17:27:53.809 MQTT MSG: [HTC] FATAL AVR ERROR: EPIPE

[nayr]

try using something like this: https://github.com/nayrnet/domoticz-scr ... ice_tv.lua

but I'll tweak it so it dont default to the first one, it will cause a bit of a ui issue but meh

[nayr]

I added an extra check to make sure the old connection was cleared out, hopefully prevent that EPIPE fault.. try updating.

also changed the behavior of mode selector, but you'll need to run 'npm install node-domoticz-mqtt' inside your HTC folder to get an updated version of that too.

[HNBC84]

My wife is happy with me haha

Did the update's
I think the rescan is not working proppertlty

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pi@domoticz ~/htc $ ./server.js
Pioneer: connected
Domoticz MQTT: connected
POWER: true
INPUT: 5
VOLUME: 13
DOMO: Audio Mode Auto Level Control
DOMO: {"Battery":255,"RSSI":12,"dtype":"Light/Switch","id":"000140C4","idx":117,"name":"VSX Sound Modus","nvalue":2,"stype":"Selector Switch","svalue1":"10","switchType":"Selector","unit":1}
DOMO: {"Battery":255,"RSSI":12,"dtype":"Light/Switch","id":"000140C3","idx":116,"name":"VSX Input","nvalue":2,"stype":"Selector Switch","svalue1":"20","switchType":"Selector","unit":1}
DOMO: {"Battery":255,"RSSI":12,"dtype":"Light/Switch","id":"000140CB","idx":124,"name":"VSX Volume","nvalue":2,"stype":"Switch","svalue1":"12","switchType":"Dimmer","unit":1}
VOLUME: 13
DOMO: Audio Mode Ext. Stereo
DOMO: {"Battery":255,"RSSI":12,"dtype":"Light/Switch","id":"000140C4","idx":117,"name":"VSX Sound Modus","nvalue":2,"stype":"Selector Switch","svalue1":"30","switchType":"Selector","unit":1}
AVR CONNECTION CLOSED! try reconnect every 30s
UNKNOWN ERROR: TypeError: Object [object Object] has no method 'setTimeout'
AVR CONNECTION CLOSED! try reconnect every 30s
UNKNOWN ERROR: TypeError: Object [object Object] has no method 'setTimeout'

The bigger problem is that every 5 minuts he chances the input to the "level10" selecter of the audio modes.
I did make a dummy selecter with a code what the vsx does not reconize...

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// Domoticz Audio Mode Selector - LEVEL : [MODE, NAME]
var modes = {
        10              : [ '9999', 'Dummy' ],
        20              : [ '0009', 'Stereo' ],
        30              : [ '0112', 'Ext. Stereo' ],
        40              : [ '0012', 'ProLogic' ],
        50              : [ '0151', 'Auto Level Control' ],

Not a very nice fix but it works for now.

[nayr]

ok, lets try again.. do another update and see if it reconnects correctly.

also think I fixed it so you dont need a dummy mode @ level 10..

[HNBC84]

The reconnect still fails

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pi@domoticz ~/htc $ ./server.js
Domoticz MQTT: connected
Pioneer: connected
POWER: true
INPUT: 5
VOLUME: 13
DOMO: {"Battery":255,"RSSI":12,"dtype":"Light/Switch","id":"000140C4","idx":117,"name":"VSX Sound Modus","nvalue":1,"stype":"Selector Switch","svalue1":"0","switchType":"Selector","unit":1}
DOMO: {"Battery":255,"RSSI":12,"dtype":"Light/Switch","id":"000140C3","idx":116,"name":"VSX Input","nvalue":2,"stype":"Selector Switch","svalue1":"20","switchType":"Selector","unit":1}
DOMO: {"Battery":255,"RSSI":12,"dtype":"Light/Switch","id":"000140CB","idx":124,"name":"VSX Volume","nvalue":2,"stype":"Switch","svalue1":"12","switchType":"Dimmer","unit":1}
VOLUME: 13
VOLUME: 14
DOMO: {"Battery":255,"RSSI":12,"dtype":"Light/Switch","id":"000140CB","idx":124,"name":"VSX Volume","nvalue":2,"stype":"Switch","svalue1":"13","switchType":"Dimmer","unit":1}
VOLUME: 14
AVR CONNECTION CLOSED! try reconnect every 30s
AVR CONNECTION CLOSED! try reconnect every 30s
UNKNOWN ERROR: TypeError: Property '_onTimeout' of object [object Object] is not a function
UNKNOWN ERROR: TypeError: Property '_onTimeout' of object [object Object] is not a function

If you need more logging? Just say

And it looks like the level 10 bug is out of the way

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2016-02-10 19:57:15.671 MQTT MSG: [HTC] Pioneer AVR is ON
2016-02-10 19:57:15.772 MQTT: Topic: domoticz/in, Message: {"command":"switchlight","idx":117,"switchcmd":"On"}
2016-02-10 19:57:15.773 (Dummy) Light/Switch (VSX Sound Modus)

[nayr]

lol my dislexia strikes again, ok I think I got it fixed.. for real this time.

[HNBC84]

lol my dislexia strikes again, ok I think I got it fixed.. for real this time.

Almost i think... At now there is no control possible, it drops its connection by itself.
And its loops badly

Damn programming and dislexia Good job!

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pi@domoticz ~/htc $ ./server.js
Pioneer: connected
AVR CONNECTION CLOSED! try reconnect every 30s
AVR CONNECTION CLOSED! try reconnect every 30s
Domoticz MQTT: connected
AVR ERROR: Connection not avilable, dropping request
AVR ERROR: Connection not avilable, dropping request
AVR ERROR: Connection not avilable, dropping request
AVR ERROR: Connection not avilable, dropping request
AVR ERROR: Connection not avilable, dropping request
Pioneer: connected
AVR ERROR: Connection not avilable, dropping request
Pioneer: connected
AVR CONNECTION CLOSED! try reconnect every 30s
AVR CONNECTION CLOSED! try reconnect every 30s
AVR CONNECTION CLOSED! try reconnect every 30s
AVR CONNECTION CLOSED! try reconnect every 30s
AVR ERROR: Connection not avilable, dropping request
AVR ERROR: Connection not avilable, dropping request
AVR ERROR: Connection not avilable, dropping request
AVR ERROR: Connection not avilable, dropping request
AVR ERROR: Connection not avilable, dropping request
AVR ERROR: Connection not avilable, dropping request
AVR ERROR: Connection not avilable, dropping request
AVR ERROR: Connection not avilable, dropping request

[nayr]

it looks like its waiting for it to come back.. when you turned it back on it did not go back to a good state within a min?

wait until everything has settled down after starting the service before pulling the plug to your AVR

[HNBC84]

No this is happening with the VSX just on and just start ./server.js
The VSX has never been off

[nayr]

oh crap, well thats messed up.. let me back up a little bit.. what do you get with this last update?

[HNBC84]

pi@domoticz ~/htc $ npm install node-domoticz-mqtt
[email protected] node_modules/node-domoticz-mqtt

I did turn the VSX off
AVR CONNECTION CLOSED! try reconnect every 30s
AVR CONNECTION CLOSED! try reconnect every 30s
UNKNOWN ERROR: TypeError: Property '_onTimeout' of object [object Object] is not a function
UNKNOWN ERROR: TypeError: Property '_onTimeout' of object [object Object] is not a function

With the lastupdate when my vsx was just on and started ./server.js i get:
pi@domoticz ~/htc $ ./server.js
Pioneer: connected
Domoticz MQTT: connected
AVR ERROR: Connection not avilable, dropping request

The vsx never been off and there is no control possible and it does not read from vsx

[nayr]

no current updates to htc available?

[HNBC84]

nope no connection posibble

not from domoticz and not from VSX. Looks likes it is dropping its connection after he was connected.

Be back in a short time wife and child just got home

Last state is:
The logging is not looping so badly as a the update before.

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pi@domoticz ~/htc $ git pull
Already up-to-date.
pi@domoticz ~/htc $ ./server.js
Pioneer: connected
Domoticz MQTT: connected
AVR ERROR: Connection not avilable, dropping request
AVR ERROR: Connection not avilable, dropping request
AVR ERROR: Connection not avilable, dropping request
AVR ERROR: Connection not avilable, dropping request

[nayr]

I just switched my config back to TCP Connection and it connects fine.. give your Pioneer a good hard reboot, then do a 'git pull' and give it another shot.

[HNBC84]

Good control is back, but no reconnect.

Not the baddest thing in the world.

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pi@domoticz ~/htc $ git pull
Already up-to-date.
pi@domoticz ~/htc $ ./server.js     //VSX OFF
Domoticz MQTT: connected
FATAL AVR ERROR: Error: connect EHOSTUNREACH

pi@domoticz ~/htc $ ./server.js       //VSX ON
Domoticz MQTT: connected
Pioneer: connected
POWER: true
INPUT: 5
VOLUME: 13
DOMO: {"Battery":255,"RSSI":12,"dtype":"Light/Switch","id":"000140C4","idx":117,"name":"VSX Sound Modus","nvalue":1,"stype":"Selector Switch","svalue1":"0","switchType":"Selector","unit":1}
DOMO: {"Battery":255,"RSSI":12,"dtype":"Light/Switch","id":"000140C3","idx":116,"name":"VSX Input","nvalue":2,"stype":"Selector Switch","svalue1":"20","switchType":"Selector","unit":1}
DOMO: {"Battery":255,"RSSI":12,"dtype":"Light/Switch","id":"000140CB","idx":124,"name":"VSX Volume","nvalue":2,"stype":"Switch","svalue1":"12","switchType":"Dimmer","unit":1}
VOLUME: 13  // MY FALT
^CExiting...
pi@domoticz ~/htc $ ./server.js
Pioneer: connected
Domoticz MQTT: connected
POWER: true
INPUT: 5
VOLUME: 13
DOMO: {"Battery":255,"RSSI":12,"dtype":"Light/Switch","id":"000140C4","idx":117,"name":"VSX Sound Modus","nvalue":1,"stype":"Selector Switch","svalue1":"0","switchType":"Selector","unit":1}
DOMO: {"Battery":255,"RSSI":12,"dtype":"Light/Switch","id":"000140C3","idx":116,"name":"VSX Input","nvalue":2,"stype":"Selector Switch","svalue1":"20","switchType":"Selector","unit":1}
DOMO: {"Battery":255,"RSSI":12,"dtype":"Light/Switch","id":"000140CB","idx":124,"name":"VSX Volume","nvalue":2,"stype":"Switch","svalue1":"12","switchType":"Dimmer","unit":1}
VOLUME: 13  // DID PUT VSX OFF BUT NO RECONNECT
^Z
[12]+  Stopped                 ./server.js
pi@domoticz ~/htc $ ./server.js
Pioneer: connected
Domoticz MQTT: connected
POWER: true
INPUT: 5
VOLUME: 25

[nayr]

ok lets see if this fixes it, try updating again.. I added a bit more error handling.. had never seen EHOSTUNREACH before and I suspect I know what was failing the previous fix.

Overall I think this is a more graceful way of handling the Pioneer loosing network, so I am really keen on getting it to re-connect properly all on its own.

[HNBC84]

You are almost there i think/hope

A complete log but somehow after a reconnect it is dropping itself...

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pi@domoticz ~/htc $ git pull
remote: Counting objects: 3, done.
remote: Compressing objects: 100% (1/1), done.
remote: Total 3 (delta 2), reused 3 (delta 2), pack-reused 0
Unpacking objects: 100% (3/3), done.
From https://github.com/nayrnet/domoticz-htc
   f3b2ca0..3752f25  master     -> origin/master
Updating f3b2ca0..3752f25
Fast-forward
 server.js |   12 ++++++------
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
pi@domoticz ~/htc $ ./server.js
Pioneer: connected
Domoticz MQTT: connected
POWER: true
INPUT: 5
VOLUME: 46
DOMO: {"Battery":255,"RSSI":12,"dtype":"Light/Switch","id":"000140C4","idx":117,"name":"VSX Sound Modus","nvalue":1,"stype":"Selector Switch","svalue1":"0","switchType":"Selector","unit":1}
DOMO: {"Battery":255,"RSSI":12,"dtype":"Light/Switch","id":"000140C3","idx":116,"name":"VSX Input","nvalue":2,"stype":"Selector Switch","svalue1":"20","switchType":"Selector","unit":1}
DOMO: {"Battery":255,"RSSI":12,"dtype":"Light/Switch","id":"000140CB","idx":124,"name":"VSX Volume","nvalue":2,"stype":"Switch","svalue1":"45","switchType":"Dimmer","unit":1}
VOLUME: 46
VOLUME: 47
DOMO: {"Battery":255,"RSSI":12,"dtype":"Light/Switch","id":"000140CB","idx":124,"name":"VSX Volume","nvalue":2,"stype":"Switch","svalue1":"46","switchType":"Dimmer","unit":1}
VOLUME: 46

//I putt VSX off with remote

AVR CONNECTION CLOSED! try reconnect every 30s
AVR CONNECTION CLOSED! try reconnect every 30s
AVR ERROR: EHOSTUNREACH @ 192.168.2.42:8102
AVR ERROR: EHOSTUNREACH @ 192.168.2.42:8102
AVR CONNECTION CLOSED! try reconnect every 30s
AVR CONNECTION CLOSED! try reconnect every 30s
AVR ERROR: Connection not avilable, dropping request
Pioneer: connected
AVR ERROR: Connection not avilable, dropping request
Pioneer: connected
AVR CONNECTION CLOSED! try reconnect every 30s
AVR CONNECTION CLOSED! try reconnect every 30s
AVR ERROR: Connection not avilable, dropping request
AVR ERROR: Connection not avilable, dropping request
AVR ERROR: Connection not avilable, dropping request
AVR ERROR: Connection not avilable, dropping request
AVR ERROR: Connection not avilable, dropping request
Pioneer: connected
AVR CONNECTION CLOSED! try reconnect every 30s
AVR CONNECTION CLOSED! try reconnect every 30s
AVR ERROR: Connection not avilable, dropping request
AVR ERROR: Connection not avilable, dropping request
AVR ERROR: Connection not avilable, dropping request
AVR ERROR: Connection not avilable, dropping request
AVR ERROR: Connection not avilable, dropping request
AVR ERROR: Connection not avilable, dropping request
AVR ERROR: Connection not avilable, dropping request
AVR ERROR: Connection not avilable, dropping request
AVR ERROR: Connection not avilable, dropping request
Pioneer: connected
AVR CONNECTION CLOSED! try reconnect every 30s
AVR CONNECTION CLOSED! try reconnect every 30s
AVR ERROR: Connection not avilable, dropping request
AVR ERROR: Connection not avilable, dropping request
AVR ERROR: Connection not avilable, dropping request
AVR ERROR: Connection not avilable, dropping request

A bit wierd

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AVR ERROR: Connection not avilable, dropping request
^Z
[14]+  Stopped                 ./server.js
pi@domoticz ~/htc $ ./server.js
Domoticz MQTT: connected
Pioneer: connected
AVR CONNECTION CLOSED! try reconnect every 30s
AVR CONNECTION CLOSED! try reconnect every 30s
AVR ERROR: Connection not avilable, dropping request
AVR ERROR: Connection not avilable, dropping request
AVR ERROR: Connection not avilable, dropping request
AVR ERROR: Connection not avilable, dropping request
^Z
[15]+  Stopped                 ./server.js

//put VSX off

pi@domoticz ~/htc $ ./server.js
Domoticz MQTT: connected
AVR ERROR: EHOSTUNREACH @ 192.168.2.42:8102
AVR CONNECTION CLOSED! try reconnect every 30s
^Z

//put VSX back on

[16]+  Stopped                 ./server.js
pi@domoticz ~/htc $ ./server.js
Domoticz MQTT: connected
Pioneer: connected
POWER: true
INPUT: 5
VOLUME: 13
DOMO: {"Battery":255,"RSSI":12,"dtype":"Light/Switch","id":"000140C4","idx":117,"name":"VSX Sound Modus","nvalue":1,"stype":"Selector Switch","svalue1":"0","switchType":"Selector","unit":1}
DOMO: {"Battery":255,"RSSI":12,"dtype":"Light/Switch","id":"000140C3","idx":116,"name":"VSX Input","nvalue":2,"stype":"Selector Switch","svalue1":"20","switchType":"Selector","unit":1}
DOMO: {"Battery":255,"RSSI":12,"dtype":"Light/Switch","id":"000140CB","idx":124,"name":"VSX Volume","nvalue":2,"stype":"Switch","svalue1":"12","switchType":"Dimmer","unit":1}
VOLUME: 13

[nayr]

I found some duplication that was causing the functions to be called twice, corrected that mistake.. does it work any better now?