What do I need to enable in the RFXCOM plugin configuration to enable control of Somfy RTS blinds
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I also would like to use this plugin to control some RTS roller shutters on my balcony. I don't have any cables going to the balcony but I have good WIFI coverage.
Apparently the RFXLAN products are no longer available. The RFXTRX433E with USB seems to be the only thing available.
I was thinking that I could install a Raspberry Pi with WIFI on the balcony and plug the RFXTRX433E into the PI and run your plugin remotely.
I know some other plugins can run remotely without having to install HS3 on the PI. Spud's Pi IO plugin is one example.
Can your plugin run remotely?
Any other suggestions?
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Yes, you can connect the RFXtrx on USB or LAN in the plug-in.
Install ser2net on the RPI and you can use the RFXtrx433E over TCP/IP.
installation instructions for ser2net:
Code:Disable Serial Console ====================== sudo nano /etc/inittab insert a # sign in front of this line: T0:23:respawn:/sbin/getty -L ttyAMA0 115200 vt100 ctrl-O Enter ctrl-x Remove console ============== sudo nano /boot/cmdline.txt delete these 2 fields: console=ttyAMA0,115200 kgdboc=ttyAMA0,115200 ctrl-O Enter ctrl-x Add ser2net =========== sudo apt-get install ser2net sudo nano /etc/ser2net.conf 10001:raw:0:/dev/ttyUSB0:38400 8DATABITS NONE 1STOPBIT 10002:raw:0:/dev/ttyUSB1:38400 8DATABITS NONE 1STOPBIT sudo /etc/init.d/ser2net restart Autostart ser2net ================= sudo nano /etc/rc.local add the next line before exit o : /usr/local/sbin/ser2net -n
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Thank you for the quick response.
Let me make sure I understand:
I will have a Pi on the balcony with a WIFI adapter and the RFXtrx433E plugged in.
It will be running the ser2net software.
Your plugin will be running on the local HS3 LINUX box configured to communicate via TCP to the RFXtrx433E.
Is that right?
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How do I sync my Somfy blinds to the Rfxtrx ? I already have a Somfy awning which I can control, but I had it a long time and I cannot remember how I got the code on the device. I think I pressed the program button on the remote, does that then show up in the Rfxtrx devices section as a new device ? So if I buy a new Somfy blind I need to order it with a synced remote ideally ?
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Dont think that will work. I looked at the instructions of the blinds, and I need to press the up and down button, wait for the blinds to jog, then the program button on the remote. That will then pair the remote to the blinds. On my current somfy awning, I have up down and program buttons on the HS3 device. Maybe I could copy the device, change the Somfy code on the device, then try to send up and down simultaneously (not sure yet how though) and then the program. Theoretically that could work ?
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