RFXCom not receiving KaKu AWST-8802 RF Switch

[rickk]

Hi,

Just bought a KlikAan-KlikUit AWST-8802 double wall RF switch and the RFXCOM isn't receiving anything no matter what I try.

First I thought the switch was faulty so I've replaced it with another one, but still no go.

Am I missing something? I don't have any KaKu receivers so I can't test if it really works. Do I need one to set the switch up (don't think so, but eh..)

Thanks,
Rick

[b_weijenberg]

Rick

what is the firmware version of the receiver?
There has been an update in V17 and V18 to accept the signals from an ELRO wall switch and I think this will also work for the KAKU.
See http://www.rfxcom.com/descr_433_X10_Oregon.htm for the firmware versions.

With RFreceiver enable all RF. KAKU is enabled then and the wall switch should have been received too.

Bert

[rickk]

Hi Bert,

I just received this week, so should be pretty fresh:
Version request to receiver => F020
4D18538A Version Master=18 Slave=8A bits=88
(433 X10 master + Visonic 868 slave)

There is some note in the manual that this switch can only be received by "A-series" KaKu components, as on most of the new products. Perhaps they've changed something? It's still on 433mhz however.

Thanks,
Rick

[DMB]

Rick,

Did you try to send the 'Enable all RF' with the RFXCOM receiver tool?

DMB

[Digit]

I installed a AWST-8802 and a ACM-1000 today (not in my own house but somewhere else, so can't test it anymore). These devices looked different from what i've seen before from KAKU.

What can be found in the manuals is that:
- The new "A-series" devices are incompatible with the non-"A-series".
- The transmitter has a factory pre-programmed unique address (67.000.000 possible).
- Receivers have some kind of "search-mode", entered after pressing a small button, in which they accept the first received code as the code to act on.

All these things are quite different from what i know about KAKU, so it wouldn't surprise me if they indeed switched protocol...

Robert.

[Harry]

i have also problem whith this AWST-8802 wall switch.
when i hit the add button on the rfxcom (input divice ) screen
nothing happens.??

[b_weijenberg]

Did you enable AC receiving mode in the RFXCOM plug-in?

Try using RFreceiver in Variable Length mode and All RF enabled.

[TANE]

I have 1 AWTS 8802 in my config..all is working fine.
With scripting I'm updating the status of my devices.


This is the script that I will run after receiving signal from AWST 8802

Sub Main(parms as object)
Dim i As Integer
i = hs.DeviceValue (parms)
Select Case i
Case 10
hs.ExecX10("G2","off",0)
Case 11
hs.ExecX10("G1","off",0)
Case 250
hs.ExecX10("G2","on",0)
Case 251
hs.ExecX10("G1","on",0)
End Select
End Sub

[Harry]

stil not been able to catch the signal in homeseer.
On the RF receiver i see the signal.
<font color="green">22041B519BC0 HE Device=0106D46 Unit=12 ON bits=34
22041B519BC0 HE Device=0106D46 Unit=12 ON bits=34
22041B519BB0 HE Device=0106D46 Unit=12 ON bits=34
22041B518AC0 HE Device=0106D46 Unit=11 OFF bits=34
22041B518AC0 HE Device=0106D46 Unit=11 OFF bits=34
22041B518AC0 HE Device=0106D46 Unit=11 OFF bits=34
22041B518AC0 HE Device=0106D46 Unit=11 OFF bits=34
22041B518BC0 HE Device=0106D46 Unit=12 OFF bits=34
22041B519BC0 HE Device=0106D46 Unit=12 ON bits=34
22041B519B90 HE Device=0106D46 Unit=12 ON bits=34
22041B519BD0 HE Device=0106D46 Unit=12 ON bits=34
22041B519BC0 HE Device=0106D46 Unit=12 ON bits=34
22041B519BC0 HE Device=0106D46 Unit=12 ON bits=34</font id="green">

what else i can try??[:(]

[TANE]

Did you added the switch in Rfxcom plugin?

Input Devices

[Harry]

that is the problem.
if i klik add, and then i hit the wallswitch.
i expect that the plugin finds the device.
but nothing happens

[b_weijenberg]

do this:
Enable AC (and for KAKU ARC) on the receiver config page,
Clear heard sensors,
activate the sensor, (push a button or create a motion for a motion sensor)
go to the RFXCOM Input sensor config page and select Add.

You must be able to add the sensor.

[Harry]

after i used the button "Clear heard"
i could add the device , what do's this button do.
my problem is solved, but still not now what the problem was[?]

[b_weijenberg]

Clear Heard clears the list of sensors received that where not configured yet.
The reason I let you clear this list was that only the sensor you are working on was displayed. Otherwise you could have a long list of URO's (Unidentified Received Objects

[Harry]

what is the best way to handel the signal.
i try'd to handel it whit some scripting but can not get it to work.
the value shown in the divice status field is ("unit: 11 on") or ("unit: 11 off")

i try'd it whith the next script

Sub Main
Dim DvCode
Dim Status
DvCode = "_4"
Status = hs.DeviceValue(Dvcode)

i = hs.DeviceValue (Status)

Select Case i
Case Unit: 11 off
hs.ExecX10 "D3", "off", 0, 0
Case Unit: 12 off
hs.ExecX10 "D2", "off", 0, 0
Case Unit: 11 on
hs.ExecX10 "D3", "on", 0, 0
Case Unit: 12 on
hs.ExecX10 "D2", "on", 0, 0
End Select
End Sub

someone now what's going wrong??