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Installing and running the data logger application on a fresh Raspberry Pi

Download and install Raspberry Pi image as detailed here: http://zwavepublic.com/developer, plug in the Z-Wave bridge adapter and boot the Raspberry Pi.

Next access the Z-Ware sample gateway software using https://raspberrypi.local/ui/pc/index.html and setup your network by installing your devices.

Installing prerequisites

SSH to your Raspberry Pi and expand the root partition and reboot:

sudo raspi-config --expand-rootfs
sudo shutdown -r now

SSH back to the Raspberry Pi and install Python3, pip3, couchdb, screen and git.

sudo apt-get install python3
sudo apt-get install python3-pip
sudo apt-get install couchdb
sudo apt-get install screen git

Now install the CouchDB Python module.

sudo pip3 install couchdb

Enabling external access to CouchDB

Enable external access to CouchDB by allowing it to bind to your local IP.

cd /etc/couchdb
sudo nano default.ini

Change the following section:

[httpd]
port = 5984
bind_address = 127.0.0.1

To:

[httpd]
port = 5984
bind_address = 0.0.0.0

And restart couchdb:

sudo service restart couchdb

Verify couchdb was installed and you can access from your computer by going to: http://raspberrypi.local:5984/_utils, you should see the Apache CouchDB Futon Overview.

Cloning the repository and run the code

At this point we're ready to clone the CLAIRE respository and start the data logger.

git clone https://github.com/daugaard/claire.git

Create a new config file and configure as appropriate for your installation:

cd claire
cp config.cfg.default config.cfg
nano config.cfg

If you're ready to start the CLAIRE datalogger do so by starting a screen, executing the datalogger script and exit the screen by pressing Ctrl+a+d to detach.

screen
python3 DataLogger.py
(Ctrl+a+d)

You can following along in the log file like this:

tail log/claire_datalogger.log

If you need to start the datalogger, enter the screen, press Ctrl+C to exit and restart.

screen -r
(Ctrl+c)
python3 DataLogger.py
(Ctrl+a+d)