CGate on Linux ARM

CGate communicates with the CBus network via the CBus interface.
If CGate is running on the raspberrypi then it has to connect to the PCI.
Check out this link.
https://blog.addictedtopi.com/2017/05/21/installing-c-gate-on-a-raspberry-pi/
I suggest using the same raspbian version as whichever instructions you follow.

 

Thank you Daryl, i was following the setup instructions but i was never thoght that the usb to serial adapter wich is connecting the PCI interface should be moved to PI. i had it connected to the PC all this time
very stupid. i will try again tonight and hope that this was my problem.
thanks

 

Hi Daryl, finally i manage to have it setup. i don't know why but i had to change
sudo nano /var/lib/homebridge/config.json with this sudo nano /home/pi/.homebridge/config.json.
Now the homebridge read the correct json file but my new problem is that it cannot write anything to "platform_export": "my-platform.json". this file is empty. also when i run homebridge i get
Error: listen EADDRINUSE :::51826

this is the logs that i have:

[2018-9-25 12:20:24] Loaded config.json with 0 accessories and 1 platforms.
[2018-9-25 12:20:24] ---
[2018-9-25 12:20:24] Loaded plugin: homebridge-cbus
[2018-9-25 12:20:24] Registering platform 'homebridge-cbus.CBus'
[2018-9-25 12:20:24] ---
[2018-9-25 12:20:24] Loading 1 platforms...
[2018-9-25 12:20:24] [CBus] Initializing homebridge-cbus.CBus platform...
cbus:client Opening connection to C-Gate… +0ms
[2018-9-25 12:20:24] Loading 0 accessories...
cbus:client C-Gate connection open. +18ms
cbus:client Connected to C-Gate server v2.11.4 (build 3251), syntax v1.0 +7ms
cbus:client Configuring C-Gate session… +0ms
cbus:client C-Gate session estabished and configured at 20023:127.0.0.1 +2ms
cbuslatform Loading the accessories list… +0ms
cbuslatform Registering the accessories list… +0ms
Setup Payload:
X-HM://0023ISYVRLO0E
Scan this code with your HomeKit app on your iOS device to pair with Homebridge:
Or enter this code with your HomeKit app on your iOS device to pair with Homebridge:
cbus:client sent command '[100] dbgetxml //PICBUS' +228ms
events.js:183
throw er; // Unhandled 'error' event
^
Error: listen EADDRINUSE :::51826
at Server.setupListenHandle [as _listen2] (net.js:1360:14)
at listenInCluster (net.js:1401:12)
at Server.listen (net.js:1485:7)
at EventedHTTPServer.listen (/usr/lib/node_modules/homebridge/node_modules/hap-nodejs/lib/util/eventedhttp.js:60:19)
at HAPServer.listen (/usr/lib/node_modules/homebridge/node_modules/hap-nodejs/lib/HAPServer.js:158:20)
at Bridge.Accessory.publish (/usr/lib/node_modules/homebridge/node_modules/hap-nodejs/lib/Accessory.js:607:16)
at Server._publish (/usr/lib/node_modules/homebridge/lib/server.js:128:16)
at Server.<anonymous> (/usr/lib/node_modules/homebridge/lib/server.js:404:14)
at /usr/lib/node_modules/homebridge/node_modules/hap-nodejs/lib/util/once.js:16:19
at CBusPlatform.<anonymous> (/usr/lib/node_modules/homebridge-cbus/index.js:179:3)

 

Here again,

Please forget about my previous post. the reason of the error was because of the already running homegate.
by typing sudo systemctl stop homebridge and then restart again homegate everything now is ok and also my-platform.json is now filled automatically from cgate project.
thanks