I’ve been diving into the world of OpenHAB over the past few weeks, and it’s been an exciting journey! I recently set up OpenHAB 2.2 on my Raspberry Pi 2, using the openhabian image to get everything up and running smoothly. My setup includes a Hub 2245-222 with two plugin modules, and I’ve been experimenting with the InsteonPLM binding to control a couple of devices around my home. The initial setup was a breeze—I configured the insteonplm.cfg, insteonplm.items, and test.sitemap files, and within no time, I was able to turn my devices on and off via the OpenHAB interface. It was truly satisfying to see everything working as intended!
However, as they say, the best-laid plans can sometimes hit a snag. After about 30 minutes of everything running smoothly, I decided to install the Astro binding to add some location-based automation to my setup. Following the installation, I restarted OpenHAB using sudo systemctl restart openhab2.service, but to my dismay, the InsteonPLM binding didn’t start up again. I was left scratching my head, wondering what had gone wrong.
I checked the logs and noticed that while the binding did start initially, after the restart, there were no errors or warnings specifically pointing to the InsteonPLM binding. The logs showed the usual startup messages for other components like the Paper UI and Basic UI, but nothing out of the ordinary for InsteonPLM. I even enabled TRACE logging for InsteonPLM, but it didn’t provide any additional insights. My Insteon iOS app was still working fine, so the issue seemed isolated to OpenHAB.
I tried reinstalling the InsteonPLM binding, thinking maybe the installation had gotten corrupted, but the problem persisted. I also verified my configuration files to ensure there were no typos or misconfigurations, but everything looked correct. It was puzzling—why would the binding work initially but fail after adding the Astro binding and restarting?
I decided to reach out to the community for advice. Has anyone else encountered a similar issue where adding a new binding caused an existing one to fail? Any insights or troubleshooting steps would be greatly appreciated! I’m eager to get everything working seamlessly again and continue exploring the vast possibilities OpenHAB has to offer.