Hi Ernst,
Is it with 109 also possible to send a command to use an automation to close your sunscreen (rfy somfy)
I’m now having problems to open the sunscreen when the sun is getting over xx lux.
I don’t have the possiblity to send a command.
Thetmar.
Not sure. The PR only adds the current state (open/closed) to your cover device. You should be able to use an automation already in 0.108 or lower. The only automation possibility that (I think) will be added in 0.109 is that you can use conditions like “if cover is open”. Unfortunately, I don’t have a cover myself, but perhaps someone else can help you if you post your automation here.
Hi Ernst,
I am running HA 0.110 and trying to get status updates in HA when using the remote that came with my blinds. I am able to very reliably use the buttons on the HA dashboard to move and stop the blinds without issue, but if I use the remote, no updates are displayed on the dashboard icon for the blind. I’m very new to HA (moved from Vera because it’s RfxCom plugin didn’t work reliably for me), so forgive me if I’m not understanding exactly what your plugin update does. The blinds are operating under the BlindsT1 protocol, subtype DC106. I’ve attached a pic of the core log which shows the response received when I use the remote, vs when I use the HA dashboard. Cheers for the help!
Hi @stibbzy
Sorry I didn’t see your message earlier (please use @ in front of names to make the forum send a notification). First of all, it’s not my plugin, it is developed by the HA community, I only made some recent small changes.
If I look in the RFXtrx User Guide, I can only find DC106 as being a BlindsT6 protocol, not BlindsT1. (page 65 of the manual). Only the Pro1, Pro2 and ProXL1 firmware support receiving and transmitting, the other firmware only supports transmitting, so make sure you have the right firmware on your RFXtrx device.
Unfortunately, I don’t have a cover myself, so it’s difficult to help you with this. I know from my kaku lights that the codes can slightly vary sometimes. The first two commands seem almost the same, only 2 different numbers. Can you show me your configuration?
Hi @Ernst
Sorry about the username thing, I’m very new to Home Assistant. You are right regarding the BlindsT6 protocol (for some reason, in RTXMGR on Windows, it shows received codes from ‘Packet Type BLINDS1’, ‘Subtype DC106’, but the user guide does state BLINDST6.
I’m on the Pro1 firmware, and when I use the Vera RXTCOM plugin, the blind status is updated in the Vera interface when I use the remote. I had other issues with Vera, hence why I’ve moved just recently to Home Assistant. The first code I sent is from the remote (hence the RECV tag for HA), the second one SEND from HA interface, plus another RECV response for some reason. You are right, the first two are very similar. Below is my configuration.yaml file (sorry for the pic format, I can’t even figure out how to copy from Nano to the clipboard!):
To copy from nano, juist select the text you want to copy, with your left mouse button. Then, right click in nano, having your cursor at the location where you want to paste text. Or use Ctrl+V in windows to paste the text. No need to use ctrl+C.
I would try to remove the cover from your config first, set automatic_add to true, restart home assistant and use the remote a couple of times. Make sure you look at the logs to see if the Id number changes (or not) for each press. Check whether the Id is the same as you have now. If you have different numbers, try each of them to see if it works.
