Introduction

The deCONZ REST plugin provides a REST API to access ZigBee Home Automation (ZHA) and ZigBee Light Link (ZLL) lights, switches and sensors like the dresden elektronik Wireless Light Control system, IKEA TRÅDFRI and Philips Hue.

As hardware the RaspBee ZigBee Shield for Raspberry Pi or a ConBee USB dongle is used to directly communicate with the ZigBee devices.

To learn more about the REST API itself please visit the REST API Documentation page.

Phoscon App Beta

The Phoscon App is the successor of the current WebApp (Wireless Light Control), it's browser based too and in open beta state, for more information and screenshots check out:

https://www.dresden-elektronik.de/funktechnik/solutions/wireless-light-control/phoscon-app?L=1

Development updates are posted here:

https://github.com/dresden-elektronik/phoscon-app-beta

Installation

Supported platforms

• Raspbian Jessie
• Raspbian Stretch

Raspbian Wheezy and Qt4 is no longer maintained.

Install deCONZ

1. Download deCONZ package

    wget http://www.dresden-elektronik.de/rpi/deconz/beta/deconz-2.04.99-qt5.deb
   

2. Install deCONZ package

    sudo dpkg -i deconz-2.04.99-qt5.deb
   

Important this step might print some errors that's ok and will be fixed in the next step.

3. Install missing dependencies

    sudo apt update
    sudo apt install -f
   

Install deCONZ development package (optional)

The deCONZ package already contains the REST API plugin, the development package is only needed if you wan't to modify the plugin or try the latest commits from master branch.

1. Download deCONZ development package

    wget http://www.dresden-elektronik.de/rpi/deconz-dev/deconz-dev-2.04.99.deb
   

2. Install deCONZ development package

    sudo dpkg -i deconz-dev-2.04.99.deb
   

3. Install missing dependencies

    sudo apt update
    sudo apt install -f
   

Get and compile the plugin

1. Checkout the repository

    git clone https://github.com/dresden-elektronik/deconz-rest-plugin.git
   

2. Checkout related version tag

    cd deconz-rest-plugin
    git checkout -b mybranch V2_04_99
   

3. Compile the plugin

    qmake && make -j2
   

Note On Raspberry Pi 1 use qmake && make

4. Replace original plugin

    sudo cp ../libde_rest_plugin.so /usr/share/deCONZ/plugins
   

Headless support

The beta version contains a systemd script, which allows deCONZ to run without a X11 server.

Note The service does not yet support deCONZ updates via WebApp, therefore these must be installed manually. A further systemd script will handle updates in future versions.

1. Enable the service at boot time

$ sudo systemctl enable deconz

2. Disable X11 deCONZ autostart script

The dresden elektronik Raspbian sd-card image contains a autostart script for X11 which should be removed.

$ rm -f /home/pi/.config/autostart/deCONZ.desktop

Software requirements

• Raspbian Jessie or Raspbian Stretch with Qt5

Important The serial port must be configured as follows to allow communication with the RaspBee.

$ sudo raspi-config

() Interfacting Options > Serial

    * Would you like a login shell accessible over serial?
      > No
    * Would you like the serial port hardware to be enabled?
      > Yes

After changing the settings reboot the Raspberry Pi.

Hardware requirements

• Raspberry Pi 1, 2 or 3
• RaspBee ZigBee Shield for Raspberry Pi
• ConBee USB dongle for Raspberry Pi and PC

3rd party libraries

The following libraries are used by the plugin:

• SQLite
• qt-json
• colorspace

License

The plugin is available as open source and licensed under the BSD (3-Clause) license.