I've been using the ACRF2 for a year and a half and been very happy with it. However as time goes on I've found that Jon is not actively supporting it any longer. I did get him to add support for the THWR800 floating sensor, but that took over 8 months of constant email prodding. In the end he came through for me, so I have to give him credit.
But now I'm adding water, AC, and gas meters with the RFXcom pulse transmitter and running into problems again. I need a divide by 10 option in the ACRF2 for the water meter (10 pulses/gal) and it's not available. I suspect I'll have similar calibration problems with AC and gas.
So I'm considering switching over to Bert's RFXcom plug-in since it can do this. A few questions for anyone who knows both the ACRF2 and RFXcom plug-ins. I'd rather know what I'm getting into before even trialling it. FYI, I'm using the RFX dual band (310/433) USB receiver (works great).
1) Will the ACRF2 and RFXcom plug-ins work together (both installed and being used). Will they share the same device codes?
2) Is there a reason to use both or NOT use both?
3) Does RFXcom have the ability to require 2 transmissions of X10 to reduce false signaling but not require it from environmental sensors? This is a problem for the current version of ACRF2.
4) What is your favorite and least favorite feature of the RFXcom plug-in?
5) When I go to the updater and click on more info for RFXcom plug-in it takes me to a page showing a box with wall wart power supply. WTF is that? Is there more than just software?
Thanks.
But now I'm adding water, AC, and gas meters with the RFXcom pulse transmitter and running into problems again. I need a divide by 10 option in the ACRF2 for the water meter (10 pulses/gal) and it's not available. I suspect I'll have similar calibration problems with AC and gas.
So I'm considering switching over to Bert's RFXcom plug-in since it can do this. A few questions for anyone who knows both the ACRF2 and RFXcom plug-ins. I'd rather know what I'm getting into before even trialling it. FYI, I'm using the RFX dual band (310/433) USB receiver (works great).
1) Will the ACRF2 and RFXcom plug-ins work together (both installed and being used). Will they share the same device codes?
2) Is there a reason to use both or NOT use both?
3) Does RFXcom have the ability to require 2 transmissions of X10 to reduce false signaling but not require it from environmental sensors? This is a problem for the current version of ACRF2.
4) What is your favorite and least favorite feature of the RFXcom plug-in?
5) When I go to the updater and click on more info for RFXcom plug-in it takes me to a page showing a box with wall wart power supply. WTF is that? Is there more than just software?
Thanks.
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