HAOS usbreset

[young heron]

hi all,
i'm trying to add usbutils to HAOS trough SSH so that i can run a automation to restart a specific usb port on my PI5

for some reason i keep losing the connection to my Jablotron security system that is connectec with USB , altough if i scan the PI while the connection no longer works the usb device is still found.

after i unplug and plug the usb back in the system is found again. the easy workaround in my opinion would be a usbreset (a software solution for a physical unplug / plug but i"m unable to get it installed on HAOS

i can install the usbutils with the command apk add usbutils but after that the command usbreset is still not recognized.

another option is installing Home assistant on ubuntu with docker but i would rather run it in HAOS (unless someone can share some benefits of doing otherwise)

[vocal dew]

adding utilities to HAOS is a bit tricky because its "just enough OS to run home assistant" and also updates would likely break the setup and you would have to set it up again.
perhaps try adding a USB hub to your setup and see if its more stable?

[young heron]

ah yes maybe that could be a solution ... i'l check if i have one laing arrround here somewhere between all my junk 😄

[vocal dew]

worst case you could rig something like this:

data only usb cables are a thing or you can get/make adaptors to do it.

then automate, if sensor offline, power cycle the plug (with a short delay with it off) then give it some settling time and restart the integration.

[young heron]

also a possible solution indeed

i found a usb hub and placed that in between to test it out

working for now , fingers crossed

[vocal dew]

nice, yeah if the solution ends up being just plugging in a random hub that was in a drawer somewhere then we can probably consider that an easy win 🙂

[young heron]

wel for the moment it still works so i would slightly lean into a win for the moment

[vocal dew]

awesome 🙂

[young heron]

yes it is , i can confirm it still works , easy solution , thanks !

do you happen to know something about RS485 ? :p

[vocal dew]

something i guess but not a huge amount. what is the question?

[young heron]

I have a PV with battery installation and would like to get data from it. Only way is with RS485, i have the registers but i’m kind off lost on where to begin. I also would need some kind of device to connect to the RS485

[vocal dew]

perhaps, you could do this with an ESP32 running ESPHome. I think m5stack make a rs485 to ttl adaptor to pair with one of their esp32 modules.
that is probably where I would start research.
if you go down the the ESPHome route then they have a discord once you have specific questions.
https://discord.gg/aMW8v573

[vocal dew]

I think you are in the wrong the wrong thread maybe?

[neat jay]

Err yes, my bad

[young heron]

Hi Michael, thanks for the feedback. I have some esp32’s laying around that i use for wled so i can try that

[vocal dew]

no worries, good luck with the project.