HomeGenie

The programmable automation intelligence

• Integrated drivers for X10, ZigBee, Z-Wave, GPIO, SPI, I2C
• Works 100% off-line without relaying on any external cloud service
• Scripting engine with fluent API programmable using csharp, javascript, python
• Scheduler service supporting extended cron expressions (with variables, conditions and logical operators)
• Voice and text message based control
• Localization
• Dashboards, groups, configuration backup, packages repository and much more!
• Brand new UI that works both on desktop or mobile screens, suitable also to be used with fixed control panels
• New Visual Programming workspace to create scenarios in an intuitive way, no coding skills required
• Customizable client configurations that can be saved and recalled quickly from the UI preferences

Documentation

https://genielabs.github.io/HomeGenie

Install instructions

Download the .zip archive corresponding to the hosting operating system:

Windows

• homegenie_*_win-x64.zip

Mac

• homegenie_*_osx-x64.zip

Linux

• homegenie_*_linux-x64.zip

Raspbian 32bit

• homegenie_*_linux-arm.zip

Raspbian 64bit

• homegenie_*_linux-arm64.zip

https://github.com/genielabs/HomeGenie/releases

Unzip the archive file. A new homegenie folder will be created.

Running in a terminal

Set the current directory to homegenie and run the ./HomeGenie command:

cd homegenie
./HomeGenie

To stop the application press CTRL + C

Running as a system service

HomeGenie can be installed as a service. The procedure is different depending on the hosting operating system.

Recommended procedure for Linux

1. Add a specific user for the service and copy the content of homegenie folder to the new user home directory:

sudo useradd homegenie
sudo cp -ar ./path-to-extracted-folder/homegenie /home/homegenie
sudo chown -R homegenie:homegenie /home/homegenie

2. Create the file /etc/systemd/system/homegenie.service with the following content:

[Unit]
Description=HomeGenie

[Service]
Type=notify
User=homegenie
WorkingDirectory=/home/homegenie/
ExecStart=/home/homegenie/HomeGenie
Restart=on-failure

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

3. Refresh SystemD configuration

sudo systemctl daemon-reload

4. Start the service and enable HomeGenie to auto-start on next system boot:

sudo systemctl start homegenie.service
sudo systemctl enable homegenie.service

Other possible commands are status, stop and disable.

See also:

• Create Linux Service (SystemD)
• Create Windows Service

Accessing the UI

HomeGenie user interface can be accessed from any web browser entering the url

     http://<server_ip>:<port>/

Where server_ip is the IP address of the machine where HomeGenie is running and port can be 80 or the first available port starting from 8080. (ex. http://192.168.1.150:8080/)

The port settings can be changed either from the maintenance page or editing the systemconfig.xml file located in the application folder.

Optional post-installation steps

Depending on the hosting operating system, it might be required to run additional steps in order to allow the service to access the Serial port, USB devices and GPIO hardware.

Enabling audio playback and voice synthesis:

# Audio playback utilities
sudo apt-get install alsa-utils lame
# Embedded speech synthesis engine
sudo apt-get install libttspico-utils

Granting access to the Serial port and/or GPIO to the homegenie user:

sudo gpasswd -a homegenie dialout
sudo gpasswd -a homegenie gpio

Enabling CM15/CM19 USB controller for X10 home automation:

sudo apt-get install libusb-1.0-0 libusb-1.0-0-dev

then, to grant access to CM15/CM19 USB devices to the homegenie user, create a new text file with the name /etc/udev/rules.d/98-cm15_cm19.rules and add the following lines to it:

# CM15 AND CM19 X10 controllers
ATTRS{idVendor}=="0bc7", ATTRS{idProduct}=="0001", MODE="0660", GROUP="homegenie"
ATTRS{idVendor}=="0bc7", ATTRS{idProduct}=="0002", MODE="0660", GROUP="homegenie"

save the file and unplug and plug the device again.

Development

Contributing

Read the CONTRIBUTING.md file for information about contributing to this repository.

Repository structure

The main solution file is HomeGenie.sln that is located in the repository root.

• assets/build common (all) and OS specific static files that are copied after the build process
• assets/build/all/app This folder contains HomeGenie user interface (YOT)
• assets/deploy OS specific files required for bundling and deploying the app redistributable
• src/HomeGenie main application project files (net6 and net472)
• src/HomeGenie.Tests project implementing Unit Tests
• src/SupportLibraries support and utility libraries used by HomeGenie
• src/WindowsService Windows specific solution for deploying HomeGenie as a Windows service (deprecated)

Integrated Development Environment

JetBrains Rider is the official IDE employed for developing this project.

Related projects

• https://github.com/genielabs/homegenie-packages
• https://github.com/genielabs/mig-service-dotnet
• https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.glabs.homegenieplus
• https://github.com/genielabs/HomeGenie-Android-ClientLib
• https://github.com/genielabs/HomeGenie-Android
• https://github.com/genielabs/HomeGenie-WindowsPhone
• https://github.com/genielabs/homegenie-mini
• https://github.com/genielabs/yot
• https://github.com/zuixjs/zuix

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