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Software => Applications and Porting => Topic started by: pocock on December 28, 2020, 05:43:47 am

Title: packages available for Domoticz, Zigate USB stick, home automation, smart bulbs
Post by: pocock on December 28, 2020, 05:43:47 am

The Debify repository (http://apt.debify.org/README.txt) has been updated to include builds for ppc64el and arm64

After adding ppc64el, the first packages I built in there are the Domoticz packages, these are the installation instructions (https://danielpocock.com/domoticz-packaging-debian-ubuntu-raspbian-fedora/)

You can order the Zigate USB stick directly from this web site (https://zigate.fr/).  I plugged one into the USB 3 port of the Talos II and it worked fine.

I've tested the Domoticz and Zigate together with a range of products, including:


I'm planning to buy some of the Ikea products this week and test them too, there is already feedback in the Domoticz forum thread on Ikea (https://www.domoticz.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=68&t=34973).  The Ikea products are interesting because they are incredibly cheap and you can buy them locally, the Aqara products from China sometimes take 2-3 weeks to arrive.

For any concerns with the packages, please ask in this Domoticz forum thread on Debian packages (https://www.domoticz.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=47&t=34985) unless it is an issue that is very specific to the Talos II.

Here is a short video where I demonstrate how to flash the Zigate stick and link each of the devices to it (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGBmkInpxm0).  Although there are not many similarities, try to imagine the Talos II in place of the Raspberry Pi in the video.

Title: Re: packages available for Domoticz, Zigate USB stick, home automation, smart bulbs
Post by: ClassicHasClass on December 29, 2020, 05:23:42 am
Nice work. I just use my own huepl utility on mine, but I've been thinking of expanding what home automation features it can control.