From trying to put together the tool chain in 1.XX to fighting the configuration in 2.X with multiple interfaces, mix of database and config files… Everytime I have to work with openhab it’s a bad day. 30 Year developer (Electrical Engineer), assembly to android and everything in-between.

[image] Chris_Sadler: From trying to put together the tool chain in 1.XX to fighting the configuration in 2.X with multiple interfaces, mix of database and config files… Everytime I have to work with openhab it’s a bad day. Welcome Thank you for the warning to stay away from the ancient open…

Welcome too, if it is a bad day for you, your stop doing it. So what is your point? That you did not contribute to openhab and help to make it better? That thing are not working in the way you like it? That just want to complain about openhab? That you have some questions your are not asking and th…

Welcome Chris, we all have bad days and gets somewhat frustrated with openhab or life in general - it seems like yours were today. I assume that you are not a beginner with openhab, as you speak about your experiences with openhab 1.x and 2.x - so maybe give 3.0 M1 a try. A lot of new stuff to lea…

[image] RGroll: 30-years of developing experience They did not say they were a developer. They very likely are not a software engineer, but design real physical things.

You´re right - but not less usefull. If I could wish a thing, you could develop a custom daughterboard for the new Pi4 compute module with just an M.2 SSD slot, the gigabit port and 2-USB 2.0 slots in a small form factor. In exchange I would try to help on getting maybe a few of your questions sor…

[image] RGroll: you could develop a custom daughterboard for the new Pi4 compute module ELECTRICAL. An electronics professor used to say “electronics is electricity divided by 1000”. Completely different design skills.

[image] Bruce_Osborne: ELECTRICAL. An electronics professor used to say “electronics is electricity divided by 1000”. Completely different design skills. Electrical engineers also design and develop PCBs, as @RGroll describes. [image] Electrical engineering Electrical engineeri…

Or create / design your own carrier board. [image] POWER-UP PCBA #4: Free Customization Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 Carrier... 11th October 2021 Update: Great news! Raspberry Compute Module 4 is now back in stock! Est. reading time: 6 minutes

So we help the OP, and design our own carrier boards? How will we ever feel like we’re getting paid for this?! :wink: :stuck_out_tongue:

This thread is heading for the ( so far not existing) Chitchat category at WARP speed

I really hate openhab

Bruce_Osborne (Bruce Osborne) October 24, 2020, 2:39pm 2

Welcome

Thank you for the warning to stay away from the ancient openHAB 1.x.
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