RFXCOM RFXtrx433 User manual

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RFXtrx433
USB RF transceiver
User guide
www.rfxcom.com

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1. Table of Contents
1. Table of Contents................................................................................................................2
2. RFXtrx433 RF transceiver general information....................................................................3
2.1. Supported protocols.....................................................................................................3
2.2. Home Automation software..........................................................................................4
2.3. Dimensions ..................................................................................................................4
2.4. Electrical ......................................................................................................................4
3. Install the USB driver...........................................................................................................4
4. Run RFXmngr or RFXflash on Linux under Mono................................................................4
5. Run RFXmngr or RFXflash on Mac OS under Mono...........................................................5
6. RFXmngr test program........................................................................................................6
6.1. Receiver.......................................................................................................................7
6.2. Transmitter...................................................................................................................8
7. Flash update of the RFXtrx433............................................................................................9
7.1. Update firmware in the RFXtrx433 ...............................................................................9
7.2. Update firmware in the RFXtrx433 step by step .........................................................10
8. Code tables.......................................................................................................................12
8.1. Remote commands....................................................................................................12
8.1.1. X10 RF Remote ..................................................................................................12
8.1.2. ATI Remote Wonder............................................................................................13
8.1.3. ATI Remote Wonder Plus....................................................................................14
8.1.4. Medion Remote...................................................................................................15
8.2. Harrison address conversion to switch settings..........................................................16
8.3. Flamingo, AB400, IMPULS switch settings.................................................................17
8.4. Phenix, IDK YC-4000S switch settings.......................................................................18
9. EC Declaration of Conformity............................................................................................19
10. Warning:........................................................................................................................20
11. Copyright notice.............................................................................................................20
12. Revision history .............................................................................................................20

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2. RFXtrx433 RF transceiver general information
The RFXtrx433 transceiver is communicating over one USB port with the application.
The RFXtrx433 enters for 2 seconds the boot loader and after this it starts the receive/transmit
firmware.
For developers, the communication protocols over USB are described in the SDK.
2.1. Supported protocols
It supports a number of RF protocols in flash memory so that it can easily be upgraded by the
user. Protocol receive
transmit
X10 lighting X10, Xdom, ebode Y Y
X10 security Y Y
ARC (address code wheels)
HomeEasy, KlikAanKlikUit, ByeByeStandBy, Intertechno, ELRO, AB600, Düwi, DomiaLite, COCO
Y Y
ELRO AB400D, Flamingo, Impuls, Phenix, Sartano - Y
Chacon EMW200 - Y
Waveman - Y
Impuls - Y
AC (learning button) HomeEasy UK, KlikAanKlikUit, Chacon, NEXA,DI.O,Intertechno Y Y
HomeEasy EU Y Y
ANSLUT Y Y
Ikea Koppla - Y
AD LightwaveRF, Siemens Y Y
Digimax Y -
RTS10 / RFS10 / TLX1206 - Y
HE105 - Y
Mertik Maxitrol Y Y
X10 Ninja/Robocam Y Y
La Crosse TX2, TX3, TX4, TX7, TX17 Y -
TFA TS15C, TS34C Y -
Oregon 1.0 THR128,THR138,THC138 Y -
Oregon 2.1 / Huger
THC238/268,THN122N/132N,THWR288A,THRN122N,AW129,AW131,THGN122N/123N,
THGR122NX,THGR228N,THGR238/268,RTGR328N, THGR328N, THGR918, THGRN228NX,
THGN500,BTHR918,BTHR918N,BTHR968, RGR126,RGR682,RGR918,
STR918,WGR918, UVN128,UV138, RTGR328N
Y -
Oregon 3.0 THGR810,WTGR800,PCR800,WTGR800,WGR800,UVN800 Y -
Oregon BWR101/BWR102 Y -
Oregon GR101 Y -
OWL CM113, cent-a-meter, Electrisave Y -
OWL CM119 / CM160 Y -
UPM/Esic WT260,WT260H,WT440H,WT450,WT450H,WDS500,RG700 Y -
Viking 02811 Y -
KD101 smoke detector Y Y
Harrison curtain - Y
RollerTrol *receive only with all other protocols disabled. Y* Y
ATI Remote Wonder Y Y
ATI Remote Wonder II Y Y
PC Remote Y Y
RFXSensor Y -
RFXMeter Y -
RC5 (IR) - planned

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2.2. Home Automation software
For the list of Home Automation software that has implemented support for the RFXtrx see the
web site www.rfxcom.com
2.3. Dimensions
The dimensions of the RFXtrx are: 83.5 x 42 x 15 mm
Total height from bottom to antenna top is 122mm
2.4. Electrical
The RFXtrx is powered by the 5 Volt of the USB interface.
Operating current;
Receive mode: 28 mA (0.14Watt)
Transmit mode: 45 mA
3. Install the USB driver
The RFXtrx has the FTDI FT232R USB interface chip installed.
The USB drivers are available at http://www.ftdichip.com/Drivers/VCP.htm
4. Run RFXmngr or RFXflash on Linux under Mono
Open a Terminal screen in Linux (Ctrl-Alt-T)
Execute once:
Install Mono:
[sudo] apt-get install mono-runtime
Install VisualBasic support under Mono:
[sudo] apt-get install libmono-microsoft-visualbasic8.0-cil
If the USB device is created as ttyACMx you will need to create a link between
/dev/ttyACMx and a serial port /dev/ttySx.
This is not necessary if the device is created as /dev/ttyUSBx !!
[sudo] ln -sf /dev/ttyACM1 /dev/ttyS3
Note: sudo must be entered without brackets [ ]. sudo is required if not running as super user.
Launch the RFXflash.exe program.
[sudo] mono FXflash.exe
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Launch the RFXmngr.exe program.
[sudo] mono FXmngr.exe

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5. Run RFXmngr or RFXflash on Mac OS under Mono
•Download WinOnX from the AppStore and install it.
•Download RFXFlash and run it while WinOnX is running.
Yes, that will do something as WinOnX tries to handle the .exe file. You will get an error
that the runtime is not installed and WinOnX comes with a location from where you can
download Mono, the replacement for the standard .Net runtime.
•Download the Mono Windows version and run it while WinOnX is running.
•Restart WinOnX after it has installed the runtime.
•Now you can run RFXFlash from the WinOnX application.

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6. RFXmngr test program
The RFXmngr program supports decoding of received data and allows you to transmit
commands.
After the connection the RFXmngr program transmits a Reset and Get Status command so that
it will know the RFXtrx type and configuration settings:
Transmitter protocols are always enabled but receiver protocols can be disabled. This is very
useful because the receiver will become more sensitive when protocols not used are disabled.
So select only the protocols to be used, click Set mode and on the Receiver tab click Save
Settings. Note that these settings are lost after a firmware update and need to be set again.

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6.1. Receiver
The RF protocols to be received can be configured on the Receiver tab or on the Main tab at
Set Mode.
Click Save Settings to save the selected protocols in non-volatile memory of the RFXtrx. This
configuration is now restored every time after a power up.
Note that these settings are lost after a firmware update and need to be set again.
The received RF data is decoded and displayed in the yellow window.

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6.2. Transmitter
The tabs after Receiver are used to send commands to the transmitter.
For example Lighting1 is used to send X10, ARC and some more.
See the SDK which protocols are supported on the different tabs.
The transmitted commands are displayed in the yellow window including the acknowledge send
by the RFXtrx, in the example below the 030000200 = ACK, data correct transmitted.

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7. Flash update of the RFXtrx433
7.1. Update firmware in the RFXtrx433
Firmware is flashed in the RFXtrx433 using this procedure:
1. Download the latest RFXtrx433_yy.hex firmware file.
2. Connect the RFXtrx to a Windows system or Linux under MONO
3. Stop any program that is connected to the RFXtrx433
4. Start the RFXflash program (version 3.0.0.0 or higher)
5. Select the USB RFXtrx COM port and click the CONNECT button,
(the red LED should switch on now)
6. Load the correct .hex firmware file for your RFXtrx,
7. Click the WRITE button,
8. Click the Normal Execution mode button.
IMPORTANT:
1. Do not interrupt the flash procedure when started.
2. It can happen that the flash procedure ends with a pop-up screen indicating errors.
Just disconnect the RFXtrx and start again at step 5 until the flash procedure if finished
without errors.
If the red LED does not switch on if you click the CONNECT button:
1. Check if you have selected the correct USB COM port.
2. If you have flashed the RFXtrx before and interrupted the flash procedure it is possible
that the RFXtrx does not enter the flash state. Contact [e-mail] for help.
Note: Receiver Settings are lost after a firmware update and have to be set again.

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7.2. Update firmware in the RFXtrx433 step by step
•Click the Connect to Device button.
The RFXtrx433 will automatically switch from normal mode to the bootloader now.
If the bootloader is not entered see the next chapter “Force bootload”.
•Click the Open HEX file button and load the RFXtrxyyy_xx.hex file
Be sure to load the latest firmware file for the RFXtrx.
yyy indicates the RFXtrx frequency, so load the RFXtrx433 for an RFXtrx433!
xx indicates the firmware version.