[solved]ultrasonic problems since the change to Raspbian Stretch

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Hello, since I have changed the OS to Raspbian Stretch, I get from HC-SR04 no more values.
I receive this issue:

11:33:08.306 [pimatic] Loading plugin: "pimatic-ultrasonic" (0.9.0)
...
...
11:33:10.777 [pimatic-ultrasonic] Error init HC-SR04 ultrasonic sensor

 {
      "echo": 22,
      "trigger": 18,
      "id": "wasserstand",
      "name": "Wasserstand",
      "class": "Ultrasonic",
      "interval": 3000
    },

If I create the Plugin new and create the device new, I become this:

I missing the input of echo. Only the trigger is possible.
If I get save, I become this:

Before the change of the OS I had no problems with ultrasonic.
Can somebody help me to fix the mistake?

@Thrusty Hi, pls update plugin. I’ve added better error handling. Then write what it says. Thx.

@wutu There isn’t a new update on pimatic. Laterst version 0.9.0

Edit:
I have found a new version on github. 0.9.1
I get the same mistakes like with 0. 9. 0.

please call `usonic.init()` first

Also here I do not see the input field for “echo”.

@Thrusty Maybe you need rebuild mmm-usonic.
Try In your pimatic base dir:
sudo rm -rf node_modules/pimatic-ultrasonic
npm install pimatic-ultrasonic

@wutu I have tried it. Unfortunately, with the same result.
No input field for the Echo-Pin, and the mistakes announcement as had.

@Thrusty For me plugin normally works. It’s odd that you do not see an echo field. I really do not know what to advise. Maybe delete the browser cache.
If the plugin does not “see” the sensor, it writes this error:
14:48:02.331 [pimatic-ultrasonic] Error reading ultrasonic with id:ultrasonic

@wutu Now I have put down the Device by hand in config.
Now while starting I get this announcement:

15:08:17.509 [pimatic-ultrasonic] Error init HC-SR04 ultrasonic sensor
15:08:17.518 [pimatic-ultrasonic] [Error: unknown hardware: "BCM2835"]
15:08:17.687 [pimatic] Invalid config of device "wasserstand": Property "#/echo" Should have type object, was: integer in /echo
15:08:17.694 [pimatic] Error loading device "wasserstand": please call `usonic.init()` first

@Thrusty said in ultrasonic problems since the change to Raspbian Stretch:

15:08:17.518 [pimatic-ultrasonic] [Error: unknown hardware: “BCM2835”]

https://github.com/mochman/mmm-usonic/issues/3
clone mmm-usonic version 2.5.4 from github

@wutu I the following made:

git clone https://github.com/mochman/mmm-usonic.git

Then this has happened:

Cloning into 'mmm-usonic'...
remote: Counting objects: 40, done.
remote: Total 40 (delta 0), reused 0 (delta 0), pack-reused 40
Unpacking objects: 100% (40/40), done.
Checking connectivity... done.

Unfortunately, nothing has changed. The same mistake as already described.
Have I made a little bit wrong?

@Thrusty Where did you clone?
<pimatic-dir>/node-modules/pimatic-ultrasonic/node-modules ?
after that in the mmm-usonic directory run npm i
do not forget to restart pimatic

@wutu I have made it once more at the right place.
Now says pimatic to me:

15:49:27.945 [pimatic] Loading plugin: "pimatic-ultrasonic" (0.9.1)
coffee-cache: compiling coffee-script file "ultrasonic.coffee"...Done
15:49:28.423 [pimatic] Cannot find module 'expressive-assertion'

Now I have made in the mmm-usonic folder:

 npm install expressive-assertion@1.5.1

the result:

16:19:40.103 [pimatic] Loading plugin: "pimatic-ultrasonic" (0.9.1)
16:19:40.119 [pimatic] Cannot find module '../build/Release/usonic.node'

@Thrusty said in ultrasonic problems since the change to Raspbian Stretch:

npm install expressive-assertion@1.5.1

run only npm install
you probably miss something else

@wutu I have made everything once again. Unfortunately, still without success. Again this mistake:

16:48:31.244 [pimatic-ultrasonic] Error init HC-SR04 ultrasonic sensor
16:48:31.250 [pimatic-ultrasonic] [Error: unknown hardware: "BCM2835"]
16:48:31.414 [pimatic] Invalid config of device "wasserstand": Property "#/echo" Should have type object, was: integer in /echo
16:48:31.419 [pimatic] Error loading device "wasserstand": please call `usonic.init()` first

@Thrusty Yes, because https://github.com/mochman/mmm-usonic/issues/3
again:
stop pimatic

cd <pimatic-dir>/node-modules/pimatic-ultrasonic/node-modules
rm -rf mmm-usonic
git clone https://github.com/mochman/mmm-usonic
cd mmm-usonic
npm install

start pimatic

@wutu
Very strangely, I meant exactly this to have made.
Now I have done it over again after your description and I have a value and no mistake more.

Wasserstand completely below

In the GUI furthermore to put no possibility the echo Pin.

I have made entry in config to the Device and now get a value as one sees on top.

Many thanks for your help and patience.
I was already at the end, however, now my Device works again.
Many, many thanks

@Thrusty You’re welcome.