LWRF mood switch presses

I'm struggling with my LWRF mood switch.

Any time I unplug and replug the USB lead, the next button I press is received and processed by Indigo; the problem is no further presses are received until I unplug and replug.

Any ideas?

The RFXtrx does not process the same commands received within a short time.
If you press the same command on the remote you have to wait a few seconds between each button press.

Unfortunately I get the same overnight though? I usually only operate it once per evening.

I am not sure I fully understand what the problem is

Any time I unplug and replug the USB lead

Do you mean unplug the RFXtrx?

Have you tried turning debugging on to see what happens when you unplug and replug and then press the buttons.

It might give a clue as to what is going on. If you can clarify the steps you are taking then I could try the same with my setup to see what happens, if that would help?

Sorry, the problem is - I can only ever issue one button press from the mood switch.

So I go to bed late evening, I press the 'bedtime' mood button when I enter the bedroom. That works. I get up the following morning and press the "I'm awake" mood button - that doesn't work. Nor does any other button press from now until eternity - the mood switch is essentially dead.

I go to the Mac, unplug and replug the RftTrx thingy. Now I go and watch TV in my room and press the 'TV' mood button - which works. I then go to bed and press the 'Bedtime' mood button. This doesn't work.

Etc

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This must be something in the plug-in. Please contact the plug-in developer.

This must be something in the plug-in. Please contact the plug-in developer.

Which is why I'm in the third-party plugins forum, in the RFXCOM subforum...?

Take a look at this post - I think it may possibly resolve your problem?

I thought b_weijenberg was the plugin dev, clearly I'm totally not paying attention!

So how have you got your triggers setup for the mood switches?

My issue isn't with triggering or detecting the same state - I'm using the method Berkinet/Durisity posted - but that only works if the Last Updated value changes on the device state. In other words, if the plugin is correctly receiving and processing button presses.

THAT is what isn't happening - I'm pressing buttons, but the device state itself is never changing, except for the first button I ever press after replugging the USB lead to the RfxTrx thingy.

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However, I am talking a load of rubbish as usual.

I've just manually toggled bedroom fan so I could track my position in the log, unplugged and replugged the USB lead, toggled the fan, then step by step pressed buttons 1-6, sixty seconds apart, with a fan toggle in between. And every single button was received and registered correctly.

GRRRRRR!

Here goes:

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First Trigger (Turn On) -
Trigger: Device State Changed > LWRF Mood Switch Device Name > Last Updated > Has Any Change
Condition: If All rules are true -
    if device > LWRF Mood Switch Device Name > Command > is equal to > Mood 5
    if device > Controlled Device Name > On/Off State > is off
Action:
    Turn On > Controlled Device Name (actually I am setting it to a particular brightness level)

Second Trigger (Turn Off) -
Trigger: Device State Changed > LWRF Mood Switch Device Name > Last Updated > Has Any Change
Condition: If All rules are true -
    if device > LWRF Mood Switch Device Name > Command > is equal to > Mood 5
    if device > Controlled Device Name > On/Off State > is on
Action:
    Turn Off > Controlled Device Name


So that is how to do separate triggers for on/off, or you can do this:

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Trigger: Device State Changed > LWRF Mood Switch Device Name > Last Updated > Has Any Change
Condition: If Any rules are true -
    if device > LWRF Mood Switch Device Name > Command > is equal to > Mood 5
Action:
    Toggle On/Off > Controlled Device Name


So for each trigger you set-up you need to check for the particular mood switch you want to respond to, list of values to check plus button they relate to are:

• Top left = Mood 4
• Top Right = Mood 5
• Bottom Left = Group off
• bottom Inside Left = Mood 1
• bottom Inside Right = Mood 2
• Bottom Right = Mood 3

Note that case is important when checking the values

Hope this helps

Have you tried turning on debug to see what happens when you press the buttons?

I think I've found the root cause - I'm right on the edge of coverage where the switch is located.

When I was testing earlier, I moved the switch less than 3m from its fixed point, to where I could sit down and more easily monitor Indigo - this happens to be 3m nearer the RfxTrx and also the other side of our residential faraday cage (otherwise known as a towel rail).

As soon as I remount it, it stops working again - ie Indigo no longer sees button presses.

I've temporarily restrung the USB lead to get the RfxTrx about 2m nearer the switch and it seems to be happily receiving button presses again. I'll keep an eye on it.

GRRRRRR!

It's exactly this kind of intermittent behaviour that made me drop using the LWRF master switches.. i don't blame them completely, but they're the only part of my setup that isn't 100% reliable.. hence a pile of them sitting waiting to be ebayed

What colour?