[SOLVED] Insteon USB HUB unable to connect on /dev/ttyUSB0

[tobinmarch (Tobin Marchbanks)]

Solution to my issue (Should have re-read the installation instructions as I missed this):
Add the user openhab to the group dialout
Reboot server

Worked on a physical system and on a vSphere [ESX 6.5] Virtual Machine [ver 8] with USB Device added via…
Edit Settings…
Add USB Controller
Add USB {Host Device}

Original Post
From /var/log/openhab2/openhab.log

2018-12-01 20:55:35.054 [ERROR] [onplm.internal.driver.SerialIOStream] - got no such port for /dev/ttyUSB0 (Linux, with usb based PLM modem)
2018-12-01 20:55:35.054 [ERROR] [g.insteonplm.InsteonPLMActiveBinding] - initialization complete, but found no ports!

lsusb

Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 058f:6364 Alcor Micro Corp. AU6477 Card Reader Controller
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 004 Device 002: ID 1241:e000 Belkin
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 002: ID 0403:6001 Future Technology Devices International, Ltd FT232 USB-Serial (UART) IC
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 009 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 008 Device 002: ID 413c:2107 Dell Computer Corp.
Bus 008 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 007 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 006 Device 002: ID 046d:c52b Logitech, Inc. Unifying Receiver
Bus 006 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub

Version info:
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS
Release: 18.04
Codename: bionic

Any ideas on what I may be doing wrong?

[Dim (Angelos)]

contents of services/insteonplm.cfg ?

#1, #9, #10

How to ask a good question

Before you ask… Community forum is NOT a helpdesk Let’s put this in the front: nobody here works for openHAB. The community members are helping with an Open Source Project, not a commercial software. Additionally, the forum is NOT dealing with general Home Automation topics, the focus is on openHAB. In some cases, various products or technologies, which are not directy linked to openHAB can be discussed but with the proper title, category or tag. We are ALL volunteering our free time to help o…

[Dim (Angelos)]

#10 (again!)

How to ask a good question

Before you ask… Community forum is NOT a helpdesk Let’s put this in the front: nobody here works for openHAB. The community members are helping with an Open Source Project, not a commercial software. Additionally, the forum is NOT dealing with general Home Automation topics, the focus is on openHAB. In some cases, various products or technologies which are not directly linked to openHAB can be discussed but with the proper title, category or tag. We are ALL volunteering our free time to help o…

[Dim (Angelos)]

port_0=/dev/ttyS0 (Linux, with plain old serial modem)

remove the Linux blah blah crap plz from the port config

[tobinmarch (Tobin Marchbanks)]

port_0=/dev/ttyUSB0 (Linux, with usb based PLM modem)

[tobinmarch (Tobin Marchbanks)]

like this?

port_0=/dev/ttyUSB0

[Dim (Angelos)]

Yes

also, like this: #1 & #2 How to ask a good question

[SOLVED] USB Insteon PLM port not connecting

My problem was that, on my opehab 2 system, I had this in my insteonplm.cfg: port_0=/dev/ttyUSB0 (Linux, with usb based PLM modem) instead of just this: port_0=/dev/ttyUSB0 It isn’t easy being new to linux, openhab, and Raspberry Pi. Thanks again.

[tobinmarch (Tobin Marchbanks)]

2018-12-01 16:44:02.155 [INFO ] [nding.insteonplm.InsteonPLMActivator] - Insteon PLM binding has been started.
2018-12-01 16:44:02.838 [INFO ] [g.insteonplm.InsteonPLMActiveBinding] - dead device timeout set to 3000s
2018-12-01 16:44:02.850 [INFO ] [g.insteonplm.InsteonPLMActiveBinding] - config: port_0 -> /dev/ttyUSB0
2018-12-01 16:44:02.892 [INFO ] [g.insteonplm.InsteonPLMActiveBinding] - config: service.pid -> org.openhab.insteonplm
2018-12-01 16:44:02.952 [INFO ] [b.core.service.AbstractActiveService] - InsteonPLM has been started
2018-12-01 16:44:03.032 [INFO ] [g.insteonplm.InsteonPLMActiveBinding] - devices: 0 configured, 0 polling, msgs received: 0
2018-12-01 16:44:03.128 [ERROR] [onplm.internal.driver.SerialIOStream] - got no such port for /dev/ttyUSB0
2018-12-01 16:44:03.129 [ERROR] [g.insteonplm.InsteonPLMActiveBinding] - initialization complete, but found no ports!

#
# port_0=/dev/insteon  (Linux, with serial port symlinked to /dev/insteon)
# port_0=/dev/ttyS0    (Linux, with plain old serial modem)

port_0=/dev/ttyUSB0

#  (Linux, with usb based PLM modem)
# port_0=COM1     (Windows, with serial/usb modem on COM1)


#
# to connect to an Insteon Hub2 (the 2014 version) on port 25105, with
# a poll interval of 1000ms = 1sec:
#
# port_0=/hub2/my_user_name:my_password@myinsteonhub.mydomain:25105,poll_time=1000

#
# to connect to the raw tcp feed on an older Insteon Hub (pre 2014 version) on port 9761
#
# port_0=/hub/localhost:9761

# Poll interval (optional, in milliseconds, defaults to 300000).
# Poll too often and you will overload the insteon network,
# leading to sluggish or no response when trying to send messages to devices.
# The default poll interval of 300s has been tested and found to be a good
# compromise in a configuration of about 110 switches/dimmers.
#
#poll_interval=300000

# Refresh value (optional, in milliseconds, defaults to 600000)
# The refresh interval is not critical, since only device statistics are logged
# upon refresh (the polling operates under different timers).
#
#refresh=600000

# optional file with additional device types. The syntax of
# the file is identical to the device_types.xml file in the
# source tree. Please remember to post successfully added
# device types to the openhab group so the developers
# can include them into the device_types.xml file!

#more_devices=/path_to_file/more_devices.xml

# optional file with additional feature templates, like
# in the device_features.xml file in the source tree.

#more_features=/path_to_file/more_features.xml

tobin@openhab:~$ lsusb
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 004: ID 0403:6001 Future Technology Devices International, Ltd FT232 USB-Serial (UART) IC
Bus 002 Device 003: ID 0e0f:0002 VMware, Inc. Virtual USB Hub
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 0e0f:0003 VMware, Inc. Virtual Mouse
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub

[Dim (Angelos)]

VMWare?
search G**gle on how to configure USB devices for Ubuntu

[tobinmarch (Tobin Marchbanks)]

I reverted back to the VM as I was getting the same result on Physical hardware. I will try again on the physical system an repost my results.

[tobinmarch (Tobin Marchbanks)]

This is the physical system.

Log file post reboot…

2018-12-01 23:55:27.179 [INFO ] [nding.insteonplm.InsteonPLMActivator] - Insteon PLM binding has been started.
2018-12-01 23:55:27.321 [INFO ] [g.insteonplm.InsteonPLMActiveBinding] - refresh interval set to 120s
2018-12-01 23:55:27.323 [INFO ] [g.insteonplm.InsteonPLMActiveBinding] - poll interval set to 60000 per config file
2018-12-01 23:55:27.323 [INFO ] [g.insteonplm.InsteonPLMActiveBinding] - dead device timeout set to 600s
2018-12-01 23:55:27.380 [INFO ] [g.insteonplm.InsteonPLMActiveBinding] - config: poll_interval -> 60000
2018-12-01 23:55:27.381 [INFO ] [b.core.service.AbstractActiveService] - InsteonPLM has been started
2018-12-01 23:55:27.382 [INFO ] [g.insteonplm.InsteonPLMActiveBinding] - config: port_0 -> /dev/ttyUSB0
2018-12-01 23:55:27.410 [INFO ] [g.insteonplm.InsteonPLMActiveBinding] - devices: 0 configured, 0 polling, msgs received: 0
2018-12-01 23:55:27.483 [INFO ] [g.insteonplm.InsteonPLMActiveBinding] - config: refresh -> 120000
2018-12-01 23:55:27.483 [INFO ] [g.insteonplm.InsteonPLMActiveBinding] - config: service.pid -> org.openhab.insteonplm
2018-12-01 23:55:27.529 [ERROR] [onplm.internal.driver.SerialIOStream] - got no such port for /dev/ttyUSB0
2018-12-01 23:55:27.530 [ERROR] [g.insteonplm.InsteonPLMActiveBinding] - initialization complete, but found no ports!

tobin@openhab:~$ lsusb
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 004 Device 006: ID 1241:e000 Belkin
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 002: ID 0403:6001 Future Technology Devices International, Ltd FT232 USB-Serial (UART) IC
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 009 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 008 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 007 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 006 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub

cfg file.

tobin@openhab:~$ cat /etc/openhab2/services/insteonplm.cfg
# The insteon PLM controller port, one for each modem or hub.
# You can have multiple ports, but that has never been tested, use at your own peril.
#
# examples of valid port configurations for serial or usb modems:
#
# port_0=/dev/insteon  (Linux, with serial port symlinked to /dev/insteon)
# port_0=/dev/ttyS0    (Linux, with plain old serial modem)
port_0=/dev/ttyUSB0
# port_0=COM1     (Windows, with serial/usb modem on COM1)

#
# to connect to an Insteon Hub2 (the 2014 version) on port 25105, with
# a poll interval of 1000ms = 1sec:
#
# port_0=/hub2/my_user_name:my_password@myinsteonhub.mydomain:25105,poll_time=1000

#
# to connect to the raw tcp feed on an older Insteon Hub (pre 2014 version) on port 9761
#
# port_0=/hub/localhost:9761

# Poll interval (optional, in milliseconds, defaults to 300000).
# Poll too often and you will overload the insteon network,
# leading to sluggish or no response when trying to send messages to devices.
# The default poll interval of 300s has been tested and found to be a good
# compromise in a configuration of about 110 switches/dimmers.
#
poll_interval=60000

# Refresh value (optional, in milliseconds, defaults to 600000)
# The refresh interval is not critical, since only device statistics are logged
# upon refresh (the polling operates under different timers).
#
refresh=120000

# optional file with additional device types. The syntax of
# the file is identical to the device_types.xml file in the
# source tree. Please remember to post successfully added
# device types to the openhab group so the developers
# can include them into the device_types.xml file!

#more_devices=/path_to_file/more_devices.xml

# optional file with additional feature templates, like
# in the device_features.xml file in the source tree.

#more_features=/path_to_file/more_features.xml

[Dim (Angelos)]

Well… G**gle is your friend
your issue is that you O/S cannot identify the /dev/ttyUSB0 or /dev/ttyS0
if this will work, the binding should work as well
this is an openHAB forum, not a Linux forum

[tobinmarch (Tobin Marchbanks)]

Thanks for taking the time to read and reply to my posts.

My issue is unresolved.

[Dim (Angelos)]

My issue is unresolved.

your Linux issue is unresolved
your OH2 issue hasn’t started yet

[tobinmarch (Tobin Marchbanks)]

I don’t understand why it works fine as a VM running OS x using Indigo and I can’t get Linux to recognize the USB device via openHAB.

[ranielsen (Rob Nielsen)]

What do you see when you run the command:

ls -l /dev/ttyUSB0

[tobinmarch (Tobin Marchbanks)]

tobin@openhab:/$ ls -l /dev/ttyUSB0
crw-rw---- 1 root dialout 188, 0 Dec 3 13:50 /dev/ttyUSB0

The text “/dev/ttyUSB0” is in yellow.

When I unplug the Insteon PLM into this system the result is…
tobin@openhab:/$ ls -l /dev/ttyUSB0
ls: cannot access ‘/dev/ttyUSB0’: No such file or directory

[ranielsen (Rob Nielsen)]

tobin@openhab:/$ ls -l /dev/ttyUSB0
crw-rw---- 1 root dialout 188, 0 Dec 3 13:50 /dev/ttyUSB0

The text “/dev/ttyUSB0” is in yellow.

When I unplug the Insteon PLM into this system the result is…
tobin@openhab:/$ ls -l /dev/ttyUSB0
ls: cannot access ‘/dev/ttyUSB0’: No such file or directory

This is a vSphere client issue, not an openhab issue.

[tobinmarch (Tobin Marchbanks)]

This is the physical host. I have abandoned the Virtual machine.

[tobinmarch (Tobin Marchbanks)]

Solved, see edit in First Post.