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== Sending messages with netcat ==
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If you wanna get a feeling of how you can interact with a Bticino gateway, you should try our code snippets below.
The Linux command <tt>'''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netcat netcat]'''</tt> makes it very easy to send messages from a Raspberry Pi to a Bticino Gateway. The syntax is:
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<source lang="bash">pi@raspberry ~ $ echo "<message>" | netcat <gateway-IP> <gateway-port></source >
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= Linux console =
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The Linux command <tt>'''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netcat netcat]'''</tt> makes it very easy to send messages from a Raspberry Pi to a Bticino Gateway.  
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=== Sending messages to a Bticino Gateway with netcat ===
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Syntax:
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<source lang="bash">echo "<message>" | netcat <gateway-IP> <gateway-port></source >
  
 
For example: turn off light 94 (9.4) on interface 5:  
 
For example: turn off light 94 (9.4) on interface 5:  
<source lang="bash">pi@raspberry ~ $ echo "*1*0*94#4#05##" | netcat 192.168.1.55 20000</source >
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<source lang="bash">echo "*1*0*94#4#05##" | netcat 192.168.1.55 20000</source >
  
== A Python Monitor Session with Bticino Gateway ==
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If your command gets executed, you should get <tt>'''*#*1##'''</tt> (ACK) as a response.
To understand the OWN messages better, you should start a monitor session on your Raspberry Pi and watch the OWN messages flying in from your home automation system. Analyzing these messages gives you an idea how it works. Below is a simple monitor script in Python.  
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If the command fails for some reason, you will get a <tt>'''*#*0##'''</tt> (NACK).
  
==== For Raspberry Pi ====
 
  
Start editor an editor (in our example nano) and create monitor.py
 
<source lang="bash">nano monitor.py</source>
 
  
Copy and paste the script below into that file and save it.  
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= Python =
After you saved the file, you have to make the file executable:
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Python is a very powerful scripting language and available for all major operation systems like Linux, Windows and Apple OSX. In MAC OSX and Linux environments, Python is usually pre-installed. If not already installed on your system, please follow these steps:
<source lang="bash">chmod 755 monitor.py</source>
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{| class="wikitable"
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! style="text-align:left;"| OS
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! style="text-align:left;"| How to install python
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|-
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|Raspberry Pi, Debian, Ubuntu
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|<tt>sudo apt-get install python</tt>  
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|-
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|Windows
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|Download and install Python from [http://legacy.python.org/download/ python.org]
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|-
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|Apple MAC OSX
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|Download and install Python from [http://legacy.python.org/download/ python.org]
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|}
  
Now start the monitor and watch the messages fly by. Exit with CTRL-C.
 
<source lang="bash">./monitor.py</source>
 
  
==== For Windows ====
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== Sending messages to a Bticino Gateway with Python ==
Download and install [https://www.python.org/downloads/windows/ Python for Windows] and create the file <tt>monitor.py</tt> and edit with an text editor. Copy and paste the source code below in that file and save it. Then just double click <tt>monitor.py</tt>.
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Below is a very simple Python script to send messages to a Bticino gateway. The script sends each command line argument as a single message to the gateway.
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Syntax:
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<pre>./btsend.py <OWN-message> <OWN-message> <OWN-message></pre>  
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For example, turn off light 15 and turn on light 17:
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<pre>./btsend.py *1*0*15## *1*1*17##</pre>
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=== The Python Script btsend.py ===
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<source lang="python">
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#!/usr/bin/python
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# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
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import socket
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import sys
  
=== The Python Script monitor.py ===
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gateway_host = "192.168.1.35"      # set here the IP of your gateway
Copy the content of this script to monitor.py
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gateway_port = 20000                # set here the port of your gateway
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gateway_addr_port = gateway_host, gateway_port
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def send_message(msg):
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    sock = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
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    sock.connect(gateway_addr_port)
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    sock.send(msg)
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for arg in sys.argv[1:]:            # cut off first argument (btsend.py)
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    send_message(arg)              # send all arguments as message
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    print "Sending " + arg
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</source>
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== A Python Monitor Session with Bticino Gateway ==
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To understand the OWN messages better, you should start a monitor session and watch the OWN messages flying in from your home automation system. Analyzing these messages gives you an idea how it works. Below is a simple monitor script in Python. [http://www.pimyhome.org/files/monitor.py Download monitor.py]
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=== The Python Script btmonitor.py ===
 
<source lang="python">
 
<source lang="python">
 
#!/usr/bin/python
 
#!/usr/bin/python
 
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
import socket
 
import socket
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import sys
 
   
 
   
gateway_host = "192.168.60.201"     # set here the IP of your gateway
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gateway_host = "192.168.1.35"       # set here the IP of your gateway
 
gateway_port = 20000                # set here the port of your gateway
 
gateway_port = 20000                # set here the port of your gateway
 
   
 
   
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             msg = data[0:eom+2]    # message is from position 0 until end of ##
 
             msg = data[0:eom+2]    # message is from position 0 until end of ##
 
             data = data[eom+2:]    # next message starts after ##
 
             data = data[eom+2:]    # next message starts after ##
             print msg
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             print (msg)
     finally:
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     except:
 
         sock.close()
 
         sock.close()
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        print ("\nSocket connection closed.")
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        sys.exit()
 
   
 
   
 
monitor()                          # start the monitor
 
monitor()                          # start the monitor
 
</source>
 
</source>

Revision as of 15:06, 30 November 2014

If you wanna get a feeling of how you can interact with a Bticino gateway, you should try our code snippets below.

Linux console

The Linux command netcat makes it very easy to send messages from a Raspberry Pi to a Bticino Gateway.

Sending messages to a Bticino Gateway with netcat

Syntax:

echo "<message>" | netcat <gateway-IP> <gateway-port>

For example: turn off light 94 (9.4) on interface 5:

echo "*1*0*94#4#05##" | netcat 192.168.1.55 20000

If your command gets executed, you should get *#*1## (ACK) as a response. If the command fails for some reason, you will get a *#*0## (NACK).


Python

Python is a very powerful scripting language and available for all major operation systems like Linux, Windows and Apple OSX. In MAC OSX and Linux environments, Python is usually pre-installed. If not already installed on your system, please follow these steps:

OS How to install python
Raspberry Pi, Debian, Ubuntu sudo apt-get install python
Windows Download and install Python from python.org
Apple MAC OSX Download and install Python from python.org


Sending messages to a Bticino Gateway with Python

Below is a very simple Python script to send messages to a Bticino gateway. The script sends each command line argument as a single message to the gateway. Syntax:

./btsend.py <OWN-message> <OWN-message> <OWN-message>

For example, turn off light 15 and turn on light 17:

./btsend.py *1*0*15## *1*1*17##

The Python Script btsend.py

#!/usr/bin/python
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
import socket
import sys

gateway_host = "192.168.1.35"       # set here the IP of your gateway
gateway_port = 20000                # set here the port of your gateway
 
gateway_addr_port = gateway_host, gateway_port

def send_message(msg):
    sock = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
    sock.connect(gateway_addr_port)
    sock.send(msg)

for arg in sys.argv[1:]:            # cut off first argument (btsend.py)
    send_message(arg)               # send all arguments as message
    print "Sending " + arg

A Python Monitor Session with Bticino Gateway

To understand the OWN messages better, you should start a monitor session and watch the OWN messages flying in from your home automation system. Analyzing these messages gives you an idea how it works. Below is a simple monitor script in Python. Download monitor.py

The Python Script btmonitor.py

#!/usr/bin/python
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
import socket
import sys
 
gateway_host = "192.168.1.35"       # set here the IP of your gateway
gateway_port = 20000                # set here the port of your gateway
 
gateway_addr_port = gateway_host, gateway_port
 
def monitor():
    sock = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
    try:
        sock.connect(gateway_addr_port)
        data = sock.recv(1024)
        if data != "*#*1##":        # expect ACK from gateway
            raise Exception("Did not receive expected ACK, but: "+data)
        sock.send("*99*1##")        # Switch session to MONITOR mode
        data = ""
        while 1:
            next = sock.recv(1024)  # now read data from MyHome BUS
            if next == "":
                break               # EOF
            data = data + next
            eom = data.find("##")
            if eom < 0:
                continue;           # Not a complete message, need more
            if data[0] != "*":
                raise Exception("Message does not start with '*': "+data)
            msg = data[0:eom+2]     # message is from position 0 until end of ##
            data = data[eom+2:]     # next message starts after ##
            print (msg)
    except:
        sock.close()
        print ("\nSocket connection closed.")
        sys.exit()
 
monitor()                           # start the monitor