KinCony KC868-COLB

[doomngloom]

Here is some of the output and screenshot i got from some quick testing. I'm not sure what you need but this is what it looks like. I broke it up into a few sections for each of the captures

[alexbk66]

Yeah, I'm in AU (Melbourne) - AEST

[alexbk66]

Actually, I checked the log you provided, it's sufficient for now, so I don't really need to remote at this stage.

The only problem - looks like the log does not show the message headers/footers, only the data, i.e. it says "data length: 61", but only shows "01 00" - which can be a problem without documentation.

Is it using WiFi or RS232?

Are you familiar with Wireshark or Fiddler? https://www.educba.com/wireshark-vs-fiddler/

[alexbk66]

I found this: https://github.com/markvdb/kc868col/...hexprotocol.md

And I like the comment there: "In short, you might get decent hardware, but don't expect anything resembling customer service"

[alexbk66]

The above document seems to match the log, i.e. https://github.com/markvdb/kc868col/...-switch-0xc023 matches "Send ReadSwitchCmd:5E 01 23 C0 01 00 00 ..."

[doomngloom]

I found this: https://github.com/markvdb/kc868col/...hexprotocol.md

And I like the comment there: "In short, you might get decent hardware, but don't expect anything resembling customer service"

I'm using Ethernet. The rs232 is for expanding with other boards.

I have wireshark capture already from earlier. It's mostly gibberish but if you want it for the headers then it may be what youre looking for

[doomngloom]

I found this: https://github.com/markvdb/kc868col/...hexprotocol.md

And I like the comment there: "In short, you might get decent hardware, but don't expect anything resembling customer service"

That kind of sucks but sounds about right for many of the creators from China. One of my buddies does a lot of business with many companies there and said it's a hit or miss.

I reached out to him after purchasing the colb because it wasn't working over Ethernet. The board was acting strange with only WiFi working. He responded pretty fast saying to post on the forum because it was late in China or wait till the next day to ask him directly. Turns out there was something wrong with the firmware on the board based on a find from someone else with a different issue. After flashing it, all started working fine. It's still acting strange but since the inputs are all working I'll reach out later to resolve

[doomngloom]

Thanks again for digging into this and trying to get it working. As far as I'm concerned you have gone above and beyond.

[doomngloom]

In all honesty if he had an analog input board alone similar to the AI board of his I wouldn't bother with this one. I just want the digital and analog inputs to work with

[alexbk66]

I have wireshark capture already from earlier. It's mostly gibberish but if you want it for the headers then it may be what youre looking for

I just don't really understand what exactly they are sending. They call the protocol "HEX", but really I guess they send binary, but HEX is only used for display in the debug tool? Or they actually send the HEX string?

[alexbk66]

In all honesty if he had an analog input board alone similar to the AI board of his I wouldn't bother with this one. I just want the digital and analog inputs to work with

How many analog inputs do you need?

[EDIT]

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[doomngloom]

I just don't really understand what exactly they are sending. They call the protocol "HEX", but really I guess they send binary, but HEX is only used for display in the debug tool? Or they actually send the HEX string?

heres the wireshark. maybe it'll help you?

[alexbk66]

I personally prefer ControlByWeb devices - 100 times more professional https://forums.homeseer.com/forum/hs...et-and-web-i-o

[doomngloom]

How many analog inputs do you need?

Havent the foggiest. Still deciding what im going to use it for and how. i got the colb because of the price point, the 16 Digital Inputs and 16 Analog Inputs, and the fact that you had the plugin already. i figured it wouldnt be such a PITA for you since you already had some of his devices in the PI. i thought adding additional ones if what you had already didnt work would be simpler then it seems.
Maybe play with it to try and get power monitoring similar to what the brultec does. if its possible. havent played with it yet. i finished most of my digital input testing already and will hopefully start moving my elk devices to them since the plugin is no longer actively supported. I already purchased the blade security and russound plugin so that should hopefully take the place nicely for my sensors.

[doomngloom]

I personally prefer ControlByWeb devices - 100 times more professional https://forums.homeseer.com/forum/hs...et-and-web-i-o

I looked into them but the pricepoint gets too expensive. I cant afford those especially for testing