The RFXCOM Plugin is developed to support the new RFXTRX transceiver and RFXREC receiver for the american marked from RFXCOM.
The Plugin supports the following appliances and dimmers:
- ‐ X10 Appliance and dimmer
‐ ARC Appliance (KlikAanKlikUit with wheels)
‐ AC Appliance and dimmer (New KlikAanKlikUit)
‐ LightWave Appliance and dimmer
‐ EMW100 Appliance and dimmer
‐ HomeEasy Appliance and dimmer
The Plugin supports the following sensors:
- ‐ Temperature (devicetype 80 in the log):
o THR128/138,THC138
o THC238/268,THN132,THWR288,THRN122,THN122,AW129/131
o THWR800
o RTHN318
o La Crosse TX3, TX4, TX17
o TS15C
o THGN122/123, THGN132, THGR122/228/238/268 (includes humidity) o THGR810, THGN800 (includes humidity)
o RTGR328 (includes humidity)
o THGR328 (includes humidity)
o WTGR800 (includes humidity)
o THGR918, THGRN228, THGN500 (includes humidity)
o TFA TS34C, Cresta (includes humidity)
o WT450H (includes humidity)
- ‐ Humidity (devicetype 81 in the log):
- o LaCrosse TX3
Quick Start Instructions for Installing the RFXrec433 with Indigo
Put the Pieces Together
- 1. Connect the supplied antenna to the antenna connector at the top of the RFXrec433.
2. The RFXrec433 is USB powered. Connect the supplied USB cable with the small B-type connector to the USB port located in the front panel of the device.
3. Plug the other end of the USB Cable into (preferably) a port on your Mac. You can try a hub, but it may not respond as well there.
Download the (virtual) Serial Driver - - - if necessary
- 4. The RFXrec433 uses the FTDI VCP driver, which is the same driver used by some Indigo supported PowerLincs (like the PLM 2413U, 2412U & 2448A7) and other USB equipment. Therefore, you might already have the driver installed. The driver file, if installed, can be found here: /System/Library/Extensions/FTDIUSBSerialDriver.kext. If not installed, continue to the next step . . .
5. Go to the site http://www.ftdichip.com/Drivers/VCP.htm to download the dmg that has the Mac OS X driver.
6. Choose the appropriate version for your Mac OS X.
Install the Serial Driver - - - if necessary
- 7. Expand (by double clicking) the downloaded dmg.
8. Double click on the FTDIUSBSerialDriver icon to install it.
9. Restart your Mac to finish the driver installation.
Download the RFXCCOM Plugin
- 10. Go to this page - - - https://github.com/IndigoDomotics/rfxcom-plugin/releases - - - and obtain the 3rd Party RFXCOM Plugin
11. Double click on the downloaded RFXCOM.indigoPlugin.zip file to get the expanded RFXCPM.indigoPlugin
12. Double click on the RFXCPM.indigoPlugin file and hit the Install and Enable button.
13. Have your Indigo Event Log open to verify installation success.
14. Next to the USB connector on the front panel there are two indicating LED's. The green LED flashes upon the reception of data. The red LED lights continuously when the RFXrec433 is in boot load mode.
15. The RFXrec433 receiver communicates over a single USB port with the RFXCom 3rd Party Plugin. At USB connection time the RFXrec433 enters the boot loader for 2 seconds and after this delay the receive firmware is started. The RFXrec433 is now ready for use.
16. Select the FTDI Serial Port from the list presented in the "Configure RFXCOM" screen. It will probably be named something like or similar to this: usbserial-A8008ieY.
17. For optimal reliability enable only the receiver protocols for the sensors/modules you are using. For example, if you have only Oregon Scientific sensors, then uncheck all receiver protocols but Oregon Scientific.
After installation of the Plugin, it needs to be configured: