LinuxMCE's z-wave driver for a stand-alone system

[valent]

Has somebody done this? Is it possible to get zwave driver and compile it on my laptop so I get zwave support without need of full LinuxMCE install?

[hari]

Yes, there is a standalone Variant, tested on Fedora and Angstrom (arm/mini2440)

br Hari

[valent]

Hari how can I also test it on Fedora? Any special do any special packages need to be installed? Anything needs to be compiled? Is there a wiki page with instructions?

[tschak909]

Dude, honestly, if you're asking these questions, you need to re-evaluate whether you'll be able to pull this off.

-Thom

[hari]

no instructions :-)

1) check it out: http://svn.linuxmce.org/trac.cgi/browser/people/hari/mini

2) use the force ^H^H^H Makefile (yes, it has some dependencies; no, they are not listed)

3) use the provided mini install script

some hints:

1) CreateDevice is your friend, be aware, z-wave devices are not created automagically

2) I'd suggest to run the pluto-admin php pages somewhere

3) this has rough edges, don't hurt yourself :-)

br Hari

[valent]

Dude, honestly, if you're asking these questions, you need to re-evaluate whether you'll be able to pull this off.

-Thom

I like challenges.

[hari]

A quick look at the code shows that ZWave.cpp seems to implement the "DCE" interface needed by LinuxMCE, while ZWApi.cpp implements the Z-Wave primitives and actual interface to the USB device (via a serial library).

So it seems quite probable that these two pieces could be split, and thus avoiding reinvention, as well as the need to provide a lot of support infrastructure that may not be needed by simpler projects.

done by this guy: http://www.scottwaye.com/zwave.html

br Har

[hari]

Hari how can I also test it on Fedora? Any special do any special packages need to be installed? Anything needs to be compiled? Is there a wiki page with instructions?

Hi valent,

see this: http://forum.linuxmce.org/index.php?topic=10442.0

don't hesitate to ask if you encounter problems.

br Hari