Libra KaKu clone from Lidl

Post by **mo046** » Mon Oct 06, 2008 11:26 pm

I bought a Libra wireless plug set at the german Lidl today for 16 Euros, thinking it would be KaKu compatible, as it uses 433 MHz.
It is a set containing a remote control, 3 appliance modules and 1 lamp dimmer module. It uses an automated coding system with 4000 unique codes.

I found some info with (partially) decoded signal info on this system here (dutch):
http://gathering.tweakers.net/forum/lis ... olean]=AND

Obviously it is not KaKu (AC) compatible. Would it be possible to integrate this protocol in the RFXCom Homeseer plugin?

** Maurice **

Post by **b_weijenberg** » Tue Oct 07, 2008 5:51 am

Sorry, those devices wil not be supported by RFXCOM.

Post by **TANE** » Tue Oct 07, 2008 11:34 am

Since yesterday also in the Dutch Lidl
4 Appliance + remote for 18 euro

They have also a energy meter for 12 euro.

Post by **wwolkers** » Tue Oct 07, 2008 5:43 pm

Looks o.k. on the website:

http://www.lidl.nl/nl/home.nsf/pages/c. ... ntactdozen

Officially it starts on thursday the 9th, but apearantly they are in the stores already.

The energymeter starts on monday:

http://www.lidl.nl/nl/home.nsf/pages/c. ... ergiemeter

Post by **mo046** » Tue Oct 07, 2008 11:01 pm

OK, that's a pitty the RFXCom 433 MHz transmitter will not be supporting this system. I guess I will have to find another solution then to connect the Libra to Homeseer.

I guess I will go fiddle around with my Global Cach GC-100 and use the IR transmitter to send the RF with a Velleman 433 MHz transmitter (10 euros, http://www.velleman.be/common/product.A ... &id=350619) and use the info from the link in my previous post to generate the desired signals. But that's something for the hardware section I guess.

** Maurice **

Post by **TANE** » Tue Oct 07, 2008 11:06 pm

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by mo046
 OK, that's a pitty the RFXCom 433 MHz transmitter will not be supporting this system. I guess I will have to find another solution then to connect the Libra to Homeseer.

I guess I will go fiddle around with my Global Cach GC-100 and use the IR transmitter to send the RF with a Velleman 433 MHz transmitter (10 euros, http://www.velleman.be/common/product.A ... &id=350619) and use the info from the link in my previous post to generate the desired signals. But that's something for the hardware section I guess.

** Maurice **
<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">Maurice,
What kind of device is it GC-100..that can send Rf on 433?
How can the device send the correct protocol?

Post by **mo046** » Wed Oct 08, 2008 11:51 pm

Chak, the GC-100 is basically an IR extender connected to LAN. More or less like your iTrans. The version that I have has 2 RS232 ports, 3 relay outputs and 6 IR outputs. The IR outputs can be configured to act as sensor inputs (0-5 V).

See the website: http://www.globalcache.com

I bought this device cheap at eBay. My first thought to use the device for the above mentioned Velleman transmitter is because there is a homeseer plugin for it, and the Libra codes are published on tweakers.net. I'm quite certain it's not that problematic to convert these to the GC's format. The codes on tweakers.net are used for a Lirc, an IR controller in Linux, which for this application is connected to a 433 MHz transmitter instead of an IR transmitter.

As I'm not a programming expert, I'm more confident I can use the IR output from the GC-100 rather than the RS232 which would seem more apropriate. But the RS232 is only supported through script by the homeseer plugin.

As I'm quite new to homeseer I'm eager to learn more about writing scripts, so maybe I may be able to use the RS232 ports in the future.

** Maurice **