C-Gate on Linux

Ashley · Feb 6, 2019

and been told there isn't a solution planned
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Their solution is the buy an SHAC. Unfortunately Schneider doesn't have the same commitment to supporting superseded equipment as Clipsal used to.

Jeff · Feb 6, 2019

My 5200WHC2 was installed Nov 2017 - I see that the 5500SHAC marketing was Jun 2017... grrr

I can't find info on what OS/Stack is being used on 5500SHAC - is it still Flash?
Is there still a crappy requirement to port-forward control channels through firewalls?

Ashley · Feb 6, 2019

I can't find info on what OS/Stack is being used on 5500SHAC - is it still Flash?
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It's HTML. No flash.

Is there still a crappy requirement to port-forward control channels through firewalls?
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Yes, but unless you want your home run by some unknown entity in the cloud, what choice do you have?

DarylMc · Feb 6, 2019

Jeff said:

As a general update to the old original post; I've been running C-Gate for over a year now on Linux. I do find issues with the Windows C-Bus toolkit and PICED working properly with this C-Gate server. There are repeatable issues with programming the EDLTs when using this remote C-Gate server that don't happen if you use the local Windows C-Gate server.

My current (Jan 2019) setup is:

Clipsal C-Gate v2.11.1 Build 3240 Date: 20170606-0311

Debian 4.9.130-2 (2018-10-27) x86_64 GNU/Linux

openjdk-8-jre:amd64 8u181-b13-2~deb9u1 OpenJDK Java runtime, using Hotspot JIT

I have a long background in developing web and server software. I personally find the documentation poor. Official support is hard to track down. The community is great when they can help.

I guess that part of the problem is that there are a lot of moving parts in a C-Bus system. I'm mostly happy with the C-Bus hardware - though the EDLTs continue to be a pain - with things like the proximity sensor turning the switches on ever 15 minutes etc. My installers solution? Require a physical click and turn proximity off.

I have a real problem with the software though - I have a WISER2 acting as the gateway to the C-Bus network. The Wiser2 / PICED / FLASH architecture is dire - Flash has been discontinued for years, and will soon be removed everywhere. I've asked - and been told there isn't a solution planned. I'm not sure where that leaves us - it is getting harder and harder to keep / run old insecure browsers, even in VMs.
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CBus Toolkit is Windows only software and there is no escaping that.
When it comes to programming CBus units use the local CGate.

The situation with your Wiser and EDLT sounds frustrating.
I’ve never used those products but you should keep pursuing your installer and Clipsal for a reasonable outcome.
For a basic remote access solution check out Homebridge if you are an IOS user.

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