Using RS232 to control an Optoma projector

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Well the sensor should log everything.

If you send the command from the cli in home assistant do you get a response?

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No I don’t get a response in the SSH terminal within HA although I’m using the same echo command I used to send a command to the screen (with a different hex code) and I didn’t think echo commands showed responses…

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Yeah ok.

Are there any terminals installed, picocom, minicom, socat?

If not you could try this:

echo -e -n '\x7E\x30\x30\x30\x30\x20\x31\x0D' > /dev/ttyUSB0 & cat -v < /dev/ttyUSB0
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echo command cannot read back the response, check the thread I posted above. I think we discussed it there.

But its true that the sensor should read the response. However, despite what I sent, the sensor remains empty as for you

but I could read the responses with some utilities for hex commands, so the projectors sends back the response on the serial line

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Which is why I added this on the end:

... & cat -v < /dev/ttyUSB0

It won’t help with your command, but I wanted to test if you are receiving anything in home assistant. It should redirect the received serial data to the screen.

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I receive number of “F” on every row. So there is a development. Expected response should be “Ok1” for powered on “Ok0” for powered off

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I get different responses each time i enter the command:

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Try that using COOLTERM https://freeware.the-meiers.org/
The author, Roger, was in touch with me over an email and tried to figure out the command. We were not successful, probably due to my limited knowledge, however, I used the utility to be sure the command works as it should. It will shows you the proper returns. I will do the same and we can compare results

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Hi, good job getting it done!

I want to do something similar, just for my LED strip.

But I am facing an issue: I want to control the LED strip with commands and need to send them through a serial port, I believe I have a problem with the baud rate, but I have no idea how to set it. Do you have any ideas?

I am running HAOS on an OnLogic CL210G-10.

This is my current config:

switch:
  - platform: command_line
    switches:
      serial_light:
        command_on: echo -n -e '["0666233948a0/led-strip/-/brightness/set", 100]' > /dev/serial/by-id/usb-0403_6015_bc-usb-dongle-r1.0-3e9437b9cd99-if00-port0
        command_off: echo -n -e '["0666233948a0/led-strip/-/brightness/set", 0]' > /dev/serial/by-id/usb-0403_6015_bc-usb-dongle-r1.0-3e9437b9cd99-if00-port0
        friendly_name: Serial Light

light:
  - platform: template
    lights:
      serial_light:
        friendly_name: "Tower Light"
        value_template: "{{ is_state('switch.serial_light', 'on') }}"
        turn_on:
          service: switch.turn_on
          target:
            entity_id: switch.serial_light
        turn_off:
          service: switch.turn_off
          target:
            entity_id: switch.serial_light
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Hi Tom,
I have a receiver connected to HA via usb->RS232. The commands I send work as expected.

When I run echo -e -n '\x7E\x30\x30\x30\x30\x20\x31\x0D' > /dev/ttyUSB0 & cat -v < /dev/ttyUSB0 I see status/the commands coming back.

But my sensor

sensor:
  - platform: serial
    baudrate: 9600
    bytesize: 8
    stopbits: 1
    parity: N
    serial_port: /dev/ttyUS0

Simply returns unknown in HA:
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Do you have any suggestions for what type of entity/configuration I should try to capture the rs232 commands in home assistant?

I nearly have the setup I want (Something like @Vahaldor’s where I can include the on or off state).

Thanks

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I have never solved this, to be honest. Just live with the fact that my projector looks turned on when it turnes off automatically, so I click the button twice to turn it on. If you manage to solve it, I will maybe become only five years older to have it done .)