RADEX One Serial Not found

[mlewis3141]

Hello

I was trying to use this tool to read data from the Radex one on Ubuntu 18.04. When I run the code I get the following

I ran the lsusb command and the Radex device is the device 10. I looked briefly at the code, and it looks like it is looking for the abba:a011 device. I am not a computer programmer, but am only looking to get this working.

Let me know if you have any suggestions.

Thanks

[luigifab]

Can you try this version (you must replace the file).
Since 1.2.1 I made some changes.

[luigifab]

Perhaps fixed in v1.2.2.

[mlewis3141]

Hello I tried that, but did not work for me. Thanks Monte

[mlewis3141]

Hello I saw you released the new version, which I will try. Thanks Monte

[luigifab]

Today, I have an idea!

Based on your screenshot, my program detect your abba:a011 device, but crash after.
I think this is because your device name seems to be empty, and the program search RADEX.

Can you try to create the following file a.py with:

# https://stackoverflow.com/a/25112066/2980105
import serial.tools.list_ports
ports = list(serial.tools.list_ports.comports())
for p in ports:
  print(p)

Then run python3 a.py to see results.

[Tobbinloggin]

Long time no see! I'm back. I took a break from this project but upon my return it appears our gist for the Radex One has been deleted. I downloaded the newest version of the project to play around with and it appears I can't read information from it and it does not work anymore, I'm getting this not found error with my device!

/app/src/src # nano a.py # Created the a.py script you wrote
/app/src/src # python3 a.py
# no output
/app/src/src # python3 radexreader-cli.py tail

 radexreader-local 1.2.5 − python 3.12.9, pyusb 1.3.1, pyserial 3.5
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/app/src/src/radexreader-cli.py", line 56, in <module>
    reader = radexreader.RadexReader()
             ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/app/src/src/radexreader/__init__.py", line 68, in __init__
    raise ValueError('Error: RADEX ONE (serial) not found')
ValueError: Error: RADEX ONE (serial) not found
/app/src/src #

This is all being ran within a docker container.

# Base image with Python 3.12 and Alpine
FROM python:3.12-alpine

# Install required packages
RUN apk add --no-cache libusb git \
    # Install distutils for Python package compilation
    && apk add --no-cache python3-dev build-base

# Install Python dependencies
RUN python3 -m pip install --no-cache-dir pyusb pyserial radexreader setuptools

# Clone the repository and copy the 'src' folder
RUN git clone https://github.com/luigifab/python-radexreader.git /tmp/python-radexreader \
    && mkdir -p /app/src \
    && cp -r /tmp/python-radexreader/src /app/src \
    && rm -rf /tmp/python-radexreader

# Make everything in the /app/src folder executable
RUN chmod -R +x /app/src/*

# Set working directory for convenience
WORKDIR /app/src

# Default command (optional, for ease of use)
CMD ["/bin/sh"]

Use the Dockerfile to recreate my environment. (Yeah, I know some of it is unnecessary, I was trying to fix the issue myself so I added some extra unneeded packages)

/app/src/src # lsusb
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux 6.1.21+ dwc_otg_hcd DWC OTG Controller
Bus 001 Device 004: ID abba:a011 Silicon Labs RADEX ONE
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0424:ec00
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0424:9512

lsusb does list the RADEX ONE as a device within the docker container.

[luigifab]

Alright.

When I test my program with Alpine (with Radex RD1212), I do:

sudo docker run --rm --user root -it --privileged -v /var/www:/var/www -v /dev:/dev python:3.13-alpine /bin/sh

apk update ; apk add libusb ; python3 -m pip --trusted-host pypi.org --trusted-host pypi.python.org --trusted-host files.pythonhosted.org install pyusb pyserial ; python3 /var/www/cool/code/python-radexreader/src/radexreader-cli.py tail

Anyway, for you, the program stop here:

python-radexreader/src/radexreader/__init__.py

Lines 59 to 68 in b63c42d

	self.usb = usb.core.find(idVendor=0xabba, idProduct=0xa011, backend=backend)
	if self.usb is not None:
	self.com = 'ONEv1'
	# search usb serial device (https://stackoverflow.com/a/25112066/2980105)
	devices = serial.tools.list_ports.grep('RADEX')
	for device in devices:
	self.serial = serial.Serial(port=device.device, baudrate=9600, timeout=0.5)
	return # device found
	if self.serial is None:
	raise ValueError('Error: RADEX ONE (serial) not found')

So USB device is found, and serial device isn't.
The idea of a.py, is to list "available" devices, but if there are no results...
From documentation of pyserial, you can also try: python3 -m serial.tools.list_ports -v -s

[luigifab]

I also forgot issue #17, does it help?

[Tobbinloggin]

Here are the results:

/app/src # python3 -m serial.tools.list_ports -v -s
no ports found

I tried the modprobe command and it said /lib/modules does not exist.

[luigifab]

what is the result of dmesg before/after modprobe?

[Tobbinloggin]

/app/src # lsusb -d abba:a011
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux 6.1.21+ dwc_otg_hcd DWC OTG Controller
Bus 001 Device 004: ID abba:a011 Silicon Labs RADEX ONE
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0424:ec00
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0424:9512
/app/src # echo abba a011 >/sys/bus/usb-serial/drivers/cp210x/new_id
/bin/sh: can't create /sys/bus/usb-serial/drivers/cp210x/new_id: nonexistent directory
/app/src #
/app/src # python3 src/radexreader-cli.py tail

 radexreader-local 1.2.5 − python 3.12.9, pyusb 1.3.1, pyserial 3.5
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/app/src/src/radexreader-cli.py", line 56, in <module>
    reader = radexreader.RadexReader()
             ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/app/src/src/radexreader/__init__.py", line 68, in __init__
    raise ValueError('Error: RADEX ONE (serial) not found')
ValueError: Error: RADEX ONE (serial) not found
/app/src # dmesg | tail -n 20
[    5.305156] systemd[1]: System time before build time, advancing clock.
[    5.320563] usb 1-1.3: new full-speed USB device number 4 using dwc_otg
[    5.456348] usb 1-1.3: New USB device found, idVendor=abba, idProduct=a011, bcdDevice= 1.00
[    5.456408] usb 1-1.3: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3
[    5.456428] usb 1-1.3: Product: RADEX ONE
[    5.456444] usb 1-1.3: Manufacturer: Silicon Labs
[    5.456459] usb 1-1.3: SerialNumber: 0001
. . .
[ 1862.392237] docker0: port 1(veth2a877e9) entered forwarding state
[ 1864.189951] docker0: port 1(veth2a877e9) entered disabled state
[ 1864.194333] vethd1bb757: renamed from eth0
[ 1864.294813] docker0: port 1(veth2a877e9) entered disabled state
[ 1864.296595] device veth2a877e9 left promiscuous mode
[ 1864.296645] docker0: port 1(veth2a877e9) entered disabled state
[33763.836411] docker0: port 1(vethdfb6850) entered blocking state
[33763.836466] docker0: port 1(vethdfb6850) entered disabled state
[33763.836973] device vethdfb6850 entered promiscuous mode
[33766.596349] eth0: renamed from veth664b39d
[33766.712449] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): vethdfb6850: link becomes ready
[33766.712746] docker0: port 1(vethdfb6850) entered blocking state
[33766.712783] docker0: port 1(vethdfb6850) entered forwarding state
[77148.454116] docker0: port 2(veth54ae2d3) entered blocking state
[77148.454174] docker0: port 2(veth54ae2d3) entered disabled state
[77148.454684] device veth54ae2d3 entered promiscuous mode
[77151.279035] eth0: renamed from vethf13f194
[77151.378482] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): veth54ae2d3: link becomes ready
[77151.378779] docker0: port 2(veth54ae2d3) entered blocking state
[77151.378816] docker0: port 2(veth54ae2d3) entered forwarding state

[luigifab]

try again as root but outside docker?

# connect the device
dmesg | tail -n 20
modprobe cp210x
echo abba a011 >/sys/bus/usb-serial/drivers/cp210x/new_id
dmesg | tail -n 20
# registered new interface driver ?
# if not, unplug and plug again the device