Rfxcom cover issue with 0.113 update

1

i was happily controlling my awning using RFXTRX433E quite some time, but with 0.113 update my setup got broken.
This was my cover before the update

cover:
  - platform: rfxtrx
    automatic_add: false
    devices:
      0919060063000AB10000:
        name: sun screen

i moved it to configuration.yaml as was advised in the changes log as follows:

rfxtrx:
  device: /dev/ttyUSB0
  debug: true
  devices:
    # shade - markiza
    0919060063000AB10000:

no joy - does not work. when the system starts it says the device is unavailable and suggests me to remove it.

I then looked at the RFXCOM documents where it suggests the cover to be started with 071a0000 id. So i added the following line to the RFXCOM config

071a000063000AB01:

still no joy.

here is the reading from Rfx manager:

22/05/2019 08:41:41:867
Packettype = BLINDS1
subtype = DC106
Sequence nbr = 1
id1-4 = 63000AB decimal:103809195
Unit = 1
Command = Open
Signal level = 7 -64dBm

Can you help to revive my awning control?

thank you.

2

In your new config: i’m missing this: automatic_add: true

3

i had an impression that automatic_add: true is used when you don’t know the IDs of your RF devices. But in my case i know the device IDs. Moreover, the devices used to work before the 0.113 update.

Are you saying that if i add that line, it will start working?

4

Guess thats true, but worth a try? I’m using HA since two days… so no expert here
I’m having trouble with a doorsensor’s state not responding after the update. It goes on, but not off when closing the door.

5

So i ended up removing all devices from rfxtrx and use rfxtrx.send service in a script to open and close the cover.
Configuration.yaml

rfxtrx:
  device: /dev/ttyUSB0
  debug: true
  automatic_add: false

cover:
  - platform: template
    covers:
      markiza:
        friendly_name: "Markiza"
        position_template: "{{ states('input_number.markiza_pos')}}"
        open_cover:
          service: script.turn_on
          data:
            entity_id: script.markiza_open_rfx_send
        close_cover:
          service: script.turn_on
          data:
            entity_id: script.markiza_close_rfx_send
        stop_cover:
          service: script.turn_on
          data:
            entity_id: script.markiza_stop_rfx_send

script.yaml

markiza_close_rfx_send:
  sequence:
    - service: rfxtrx.send
      data:
        event: 0919060063000AB10100

markiza_open_rfx_send:
  sequence:
    - service: rfxtrx.send
      data:
        event: 0919060063000AB10000
        
markiza_stop_rfx_send:
  sequence:
    - service: rfxtrx.send
      data:
        event: 0919060063000AB10200
6

Although it’s a nice workaround, it’s not supposed to work like that.

The “071a0000” id is for RFY covers, yours is a different type.

Nothing seems really off in configuration below, the code seems valid. Could you add a screenshot of how it looks like in Home Assistant? Do you see the device and also entities or only the device?

rfxtrx:
  device: /dev/ttyUSB0
  debug: true
  devices:
    # shade - markiza
    0919060063000AB10000:
7

Hi Rob,

thank you for the advice.
I tried again - it is working now. Not sure what was the reason - probably something has been corrected in 0.113.2 ?

Anyway - it works now with the config you mentioned.
I brought back my previous setup and removed the scripts.

8

There is no difference in the code base of 0.113.2 and 0.113.0 that explains the difference, although it’s hard to judge what was going wrong without screenshots.

Good anyway that you got it working :ok_hand:

9

@Davit: what is the final code that made it all work? I want to integrate CoCo cover in my HA.

10

Hi

Can’t get mine to work.

rfxtrx:
 device: /dev/ttyUSB0
 automatic_add: true
 debug: true
 devices: 071a000005040202

cover:
  - platform: rfxtrx
    automatic_add: true
    devices:
      071a000005040202:
       name: Sonnenstoren

It’s not available. May someone could help?

Thx

12

Remove the cover part using platform setup and change to the following:

rfxtrx:
 device: /dev/ttyUSB0
 automatic_add: true
 debug: true
 devices:
   071a000005040202:
13

Great! Thanky you!!