RXFCOM Transmitter and HomeSeer

[chrismemore]

Hi all!

I've got a few questions;

after reading and trying everything suggested in this http://www.domoticaforum.eu/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=396 ; my HomeSeer scripts still don't control my KAKU receivers.

With the RFtransmitter everything works; but not in HomeSeer.

The last lines of my HomeSeer log are:

<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">5-2-2008 14:00:25 ~!~Startup~!~48 bits mode enabled in RFXCOM transmitter
5-2-2008 14:00:25 ~!~Info~!~ACK received from RFXCOM transmitter
5-2-2008 14:00:26 ~!~Info~!~Web Server authorized local login successful from: 192.168.2.195 User: default
5-2-2008 14:00:26 ~!~Info~!~Event Trigger "B1_ON"
5-2-2008 14:00:26 ~!~Info~!~Running script in background: B1_ON.txt
5-2-2008 14:00:26 ~!~Info~!~ACK received from RFXCOM transmitter
5-2-2008 14:00:26 ~!~Info~!~wait for ACK
5-2-2008 14:00:26 ~!~Startup~!~KlikOn-KlikOff enabled in RFXCOM transmitter
5-2-2008 14:00:27 ~!~Info~!~ACK received from RFXCOM transmitter
5-2-2008 14:00:27 ~!~Info~!~wait for ACK
5-2-2008 14:00:27 ~!~Startup~!~Harrison enabled in RFXCOM transmitter
5-2-2008 14:00:27 ~!~Info~!~ACK received from RFXCOM transmitter
5-2-2008 14:00:28 ~!~Info~!~wait for ACK
5-2-2008 14:00:28 ~!~Startup~!~Koppla enabled in RFXCOM transmitter
5-2-2008 14:00:29 ~!~Info~!~ACK received from RFXCOM transmitter
5-2-2008 14:00:29 ~!~Info~!~Event Trigger "B1_ON"
5-2-2008 14:00:29 ~!~Info~!~Running script in background: B1_ON.txt
5-2-2008 14:00:29 ~!~Info~!~ACK received from RFXCOM transmitter
5-2-2008 14:00:29 ~!~Info~!~wait for ACK
5-2-2008 14:00:30 ~!~Startup~!~X10 disabled in RFXCOM transmitter
5-2-2008 14:00:30 ~!~Info~!~ACK received from RFXCOM transmitter
5-2-2008 14:00:31 ~!~Info~!~wait for ACK
5-2-2008 14:00:31 ~!~Startup~!~Scripting is OK
5-2-2008 14:00:31 ~!~Info~!~Finished initializing scripting
5-2-2008 14:00:31 ~!~Startup~!~Starting scheduler
5-2-2008 14:00:31 ~!~Startup~!~Start up complete.
5-2-2008 14:00:49 ~!~Info~!~Event Trigger "B1_ON"
5-2-2008 14:00:49 ~!~Info~!~Running script in background: B1_ON.txt
5-2-2008 14:00:50 ~!~Info~!~ACK received from RFXCOM transmitter<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></font id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">

I don't know for sure; but everything seems to be OK right?! What am i overlooking?!

Thanks in advance!

ps) i've attached RFXcom scripts.


<b>Download Attachment:</b> [img]images/icon_paperclip.gif[/img] scripts for kaku.zip<br />4.61KB

[b_weijenberg]

next week a plugin will be available to control the transmitter.

Bert

[chrismemore]

Wow that's great!

will it be posted on the homeseer site; or on the rfxcom site?!

Thanks!

[b_weijenberg]

The RFXCOM plug-in for Homeseer is available for download at: http://www.rfxcom.com/downloads.htm

The plug-in needs Homeseer version 2.2.0.66 or higher.
The 310MHz receiver must have version 32 or up,
the 433.92MHz X10receiver must have version 21 or up,
the receivers for Visonic sensors must have version 8C or up.
All transmitters versions are supported.

[Droezel]

This plugin looks a bit like the ACRF plugin, but this plugin has integrated logging and charting, am I correct?

[chrismemore]

<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by b_weijenberg</i>
<br />The RFXCOM plug-in for Homeseer is available for download at: http://www.rfxcom.com/downloads.htm
<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></font id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">

First of all thanks for your help! i've installed the pluging and everything seems ok, but ..... the devices won't respond.

Everyting works fine with the little RFTransmitter tool, but not in homeseer.

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9-2-2008 19:43:35 ~!~Info~!~Device:  Keuken RF device? (B1) ON
9-2-2008 19:43:35 ~!~RFXCOM~!~(SetIOEx):B1, Cmd=2, Brt=0, D1/D2=0/0, Vcmd=, Host=
9-2-2008 19:43:35 ~!~RFXCOM~!~L2 (X10IOEx) called with:B:1:APPLIANCE MODULE:2
9-2-2008 19:43:35 ~!~RFXCOM~!~L2 (DeviceCmd) called with:B:1:APPLIANCE MODULE:2
9-2-2008 19:43:35 ~!~RFXCOM~!~L2 (HSEvent) called with:1:B:100:0

any ideas!?

Thanks in advance,

Chris

[b_weijenberg]

The plug-in has a possibility to assign an indicator to a sensor that is used by the rfxcom2.vb script and the chart aspx page.
Data is only sampled by rfxcom2.vb from sensors having the indicator set.
The chart aspx web page displays only sensors having a corresponding indicator set.

[b_weijenberg]

Chris,

1- Is the transmitter correct initialized? Check the HS log.
2- Does the red LED blink on the transmitter when a command is transmitted?
3- Did you enable the correct protocols? (enable only the protocols to be used)

[chrismemore]

Hey Bert,

1.) The transmitter is initialized correclty

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9-2-2008 21:03:03 ~!~RFXCOM~!~Free RFXCOM plug-in for the year 2008.
9-2-2008 21:03:03 ~!~RFXCOM~!~Restricted use for RFXCOM devices only.
9-2-2008 21:03:03 ~!~Info~!~Initializing Plug-in: RFXCOM
9-2-2008 21:03:03 ~!~RFXCOM~!~(InitVariables) Use Degrees in: Celsius
9-2-2008 21:03:03 ~!~RFXCOM~!~L2 (InitXmitter) called
9-2-2008 21:03:04 ~!~Info~!~Finished initializing plug-in RFXCOM
9-2-2008 21:03:04 ~!~RFXCOM~!~(XmitRxChar):37
9-2-2008 21:03:04 ~!~RFXCOM~!~(XmitRxChar) transmitter succesfully initialized to 48 bit Mode on COM port 5
9-2-2008 21:03:04 ~!~Info~!~Local IP address is: 192.168.2.195/24
9-2-2008 21:03:04 ~!~Info~!~Web Server started on port 80
9-2-2008 21:03:04 ~!~Info~!~Web Server authorized local login successful from: 127.0.0.1 User: default
9-2-2008 21:03:04 ~!~Info~!~Creating ASP.NET application host...
9-2-2008 21:03:05 ~!~Info~!~ASP.NET application host created
9-2-2008 21:03:05 ~!~Startup~!~Initializing text to speech
9-2-2008 21:03:05 ~!~Info~!~Listening for remote speaker connections on port 0
9-2-2008 21:03:05 ~!~Startup~!~Start remoting
9-2-2008 21:03:05 ~!~Startup~!~Start event processing

2.) nope

3.) jup; i've only selected the ARC (KAKU)

Thanks,

Chris

[b_weijenberg]

Chris,

Please make a recording of the RS232 comms using http://www.rfxcom.com/documents/HHDportmon.zip

1 stop HS
2 start HHDportmon and select request view
3 start HS and transmit a command to the device
4 copy the HHDportmon data (cut&paste) in a response.

Bert

[chrismemore]

Hi Bert,

started HomeSear and did one `on` and one `off` command:

<b>Read:</b>
Port opened by process "HomeSeerService.exe" (PID: 3128)

37 37 77

<b>Write:</b>
Port opened by process "HomeSeerService.exe" (PID: 3128)

F0 37 F0 37 20 70 8F 00 FF 20 70 8F 20 DF 77 p. p

[b_weijenberg]

The commands are transmitted OK
Simulate: 20708F00FF
20708F00FF B1-On bits=32
Simulate: 20708F20DF
20708F20DF B1-Off bits=32

But I don't know why the 77 is transmitted.

Did you remove the transmitter init from the startup.txt?

Please send the complete HS log file to RFXCOM support for further analysis.

[chrismemore]

Bert,

the 77 is transmitted after i press "off".


but i'll mail the whole log to RFXCOM support. Thanks again!

[b_weijenberg]

Chris,

The problem is in the transmitter. The version 0D requires always a handshake cable even if the transmitter is initialized not to use the handshake cable.

solution: connect the top and middle pin on the open end of the handshake cable or send the transmitter module, without USB interface and with a SASE, to RFXCOM for a free update.

Bert

[laserchris]

Hi , I have installed the new plugin for homeseer, and everything looks great. Only issue I have is that the RFXUtility.aspx where the power graph should be.. only shows the hour 20, no other hours so nothing is charting.

I can send a screen shot if that helps.

Cheers
Chris