Oh BTW… I don’t see an icon for the RFXCOM device, just like an bulp for lights.
You are doing a great job. Unfortunately the old info is still here and on / – RFXtrx Gateway which adds to the confusion around what to use… and “all” guides for vera and rfxcom433e points to the outdated plugin.
can’t you at least get the currently pinned posts removed and add your own? and also update the mios reopository or get a banner in there that says “don’t use this, go to the forum and pick up the latest version”
-anders
Hello, tinman, thank you for your work. May you suggest me if I install your plugin how to add RF rgb led controller?
Can you tell me exactly which RGB LED controller (manufacturer and model number) you would like to add? Have you checked the RFXtrx User Guide to see if the device is supported? If it is not supported by the transceiver it probably cannot be added by the plugin.
Straight from the Rfxtrx user guide:
RGB LED strip driver dx.com - http://www.dx.com/ order nbr: 130913 (new TRC02 not supported) , 67412
I can’t find anything on dx.com using either of those product numbers. Make sure your RFXtrx has the Type2 firmware installed. The basic idea is to connect your RFXtrx directly to your PC and then use RFXmngr, enabling the AD protocol. Then pressing buttons on the remote control. If the RFXtrx can decode the signal from the remote the data shown on the RFXmngr window will include the ID number of your device. You then use this ID number to add a device from the New Device tab of the RFXtrx plugin screen on the Vera hub. Refer to sections 7.12 and 7.13 in the user guide. Once you have the ID number add a new device to the RFXtrx plugin. Select the Lightwave RF device category and the Switch Light device. give it a name and enter the ID number. You may have to convert the hex number to decimal.
I still haven’t bought it but I really was hoping that I will be able to control the RGB controller over RFXtrx. As I understand even if I buy that RGB controller (still the RFXtrx guide says it supports it than I guess it does) through my Vera I will only be able to switch it on and off and won’t be able to control colors, right? Since this is the case I’d rather go to the more expensive way - Zwave RGBW from Fibaro or something like that. Thank you for your answer.
Hi, tinman. So I get an RF rgb controller to test anyway. Here is what RFXmngr gives when I push button for on/off on the remote:
Packettype = UNDECODED RF Message
UNDECODED NEC:206539015D
For red it gives:
Packettype = UNDECODED RF Message
UNDECODED NEC:2065390F53
And so on. So my question is can I somehow send my personal codes through RFXtrx? I have an IP2IR for my Vera and I have a few scenes using LUA code to connect to that devices over IP and send the desired IR command. So is there a way and how can I send such Undecoded RF messages over RFXtrx?
Yes would like to know that too, cause then I could turn of/off my fireplace.
See here for the pst with the question:
http://forum.micasaverde.com/index.php/topic,112738.msg428805.html#msg428805
If you want to try to communicate with a device that isn’t directly supported by the transceiver you might look at section 15 of the User Guide. I may look into this at some point but right now I’m working on a redesign of the plugin code to make it easier to add new devices.
Can’t find or don’t understamd correctly what User guide are you talking about. May I ask for a link, please?
You’ll find it here:
[quote=“tinman, post:17, topic:200106”]You’ll find it here:
http://www.rfxcom.com/epages/78165469.sf/nl_NL/?ObjectPath=/Shops/78165469/Categories/Downloads[/quote]
I need the LUA code to send commands from Vera to RFXcom. What code to send I’ll see it later.
[quote=“tinman, post:17, topic:200106”]You’ll find it here:
http://www.rfxcom.com/epages/78165469.sf/nl_NL/?ObjectPath=/Shops/78165469/Categories/Downloads[/quote]
Hi, tinman. I wrote to RFXcom and here is what I got from them:
This undecoded packets can?t be used. There is another option in the latest Pro firmwares to use RAW data.Enable only undec on in the latest RFXmngr to see the RAW data.
So does your pluin allows us to send RAW data to the devices? I’m also a programmer and I’m willing to help if you let me. I have made a custom plugin for a not supported by Vera device. I can give you a screen shot of it. It has an API so my plugin is “talking” to that API. As I said I made my Wifi2IR (IP2IR) device working with Vera even though it doesn’t have official support. So I think I could help at least if you give me some directions.
I believe the reply you got from RFXcom refers to section 15 of the User Guide. After taking a look at that you might take a look at a post I made a while back:
http://forum.micasaverde.com/index.php/topic,100207.msg410246.html#msg410246
That may provide the means of using some Lua code to send commands to your device.
I’m in the middle of a sizeable redesign of parts of the plugin right now.
How to reconnect after unplugging USB?
For a reason I unplugged the USB cable. And of course in Vera I see the message Can’t dectect device.
I plugged RFXcom back in, but I had to go to the serial port config to set baudrate and select RFXcom device.
Is this always the case after unplugging? Setup the config again?
I’ve had that happen as well but I don’t believe that it always happens that way. The Vera hub will occasionally reload on its own. I believe that if it reloads while the transceiver is unplugged it may lose the serial port assignments. This is really a guess on my part.
Thanks Tinman…
I’ve given up hope on getting a pool easy pool thermometer working at home with RFXtrx433E. I even bought a ZiBlue RFPlayer RFP1000 to try it. But I didn’t get it working due to I didn’t understand the plug-in.
I decided to revisit the RFXtrx plug-in and found there was updates. From the old Beta3 version. Now I got a Telldus Climate Sensor Fridge/Freezer (312716) working after your updates and after updates of the RFXtrx433E to the latest Pro1 firmware. The sensor uses FineOffset as a protocol even though its not defined in the manual, its sisters 313159 and 313160 are.
Next step for me is now to put the the temperature probe into the pool.
Thanks again…
P?l
I am new! Where can I download the zip file? (Plugin V1.61)?
Get the latest version 1.87 here: Plugin Update V1.87 - #9 by tinman - USB RFXtrx Transceiver - Ezlo Community