Domoticz

Good Afternoon,

I have a 433Mhz CC1101 USB Wireless RF Transceiver Module connected to my windows 2012 server that is running Domoticz. My domoticz server does have seven Z-Wave devices connected to it and several IP cameras. I am liking it more and more each day. I would like to use the CC1101 USB Wireless RF Transceiver Module to control several RF on and off switches I have. I can not seem to attach the CC1101 under the hardware. Not sure what I'm doing wrong.

Thanks for any help you can give.

Under which hardware, Domoticz or Windows?

Domoticz only has hardware for RFlink or RFXcom's.
Windows: driver only for desktop/laptop Windows editions not server?

A google search reveiled it as cheap ebay device, apperently no support at all, or very hard to find.

What you can try is share the serial interface (COMxx) through the network, and try if you can use the RFXcom lan as hardware in Domoticz.

Else i guess your have to write your own hardware for Domoticz or write a windows-background program (that interfaces with the stick) and write with JSON or MQTT to Domoticz.

You are very right. It is one of the cheaper 433mhz to USB. I was just hopping. Windows does have the drivers and through its own app it is working. Domoticz does not have any support for it. I had taken your advice and tried a serial device over the internet through software with no luck. it is a great idea because i thought it was working. But it was not and does not many upon many different drivers and software still to avail. I not good enough to write drivers for windows but it would be nice. I guess i just have to by the big boy

I woule love for this or something like it, to work with Domoticz. RFlink and RFXcom are too large and expensive for what they do.

Expensive is relative...Your opinion.

Yes, i agree, the rfxtrx433e which i own is a deep hole in your wallet. However support as in firmware updates is so great.
RFlink is a bit cheaper and community supported.

Its what you like to spend. I admire the work done for both. And happy to spend the money on one of the devices.

Very relative. I paid 10 euro's for my last RFLink. And 2 minutes of my time soldering the little antennas to the receiver and the transmitter. Connected them up with some dupont cables flashed the firmware put it in a box, hooked it up. Cheapest transmitters and receiver I could find on ali, still covers the whole house Relative indeed.

trixwood wrote: ↑Sunday 08 January 2017 15:57 Very relative. I paid 10 euro's for my last RFLink. And 2 minutes of my time soldering the little antennas to the receiver and the transmitter. Connected them up with some dupont cables flashed the firmware put it in a box, hooked it up. Cheapest transmitters and receiver I could find on ali, still covers the whole house Relative indeed.

Can you post the devices you bought on Ali to make your 10€ RFLink?
... or alternative: is this guide enough?

Krissi wrote: ↑Wednesday 20 September 2017 11:27 Can you post the devices you bought on Ali to make your 10€ RFLink?
... or alternative: is this guide enough?

That will work also check out the rflink wiring page

Well this is my version...

Components

Radio's

• €0.95 - SYN115 433 Mhz Receiver
• €0.67 - RXB6 433 Mhz Transmitter
• €0.87 - 433 Mhz Antenna's

Optional Milight/MySensors/...

• €0.55 - NRF24L01

Controller

• €6.21 -Arduino Mega 2560
• €0.84 - USB Type B Cable

Extra items

• €0.49 - Wire Dupont Female to Female

Base model
Consists of 2 radio's arduino mega/usb cable and some female to female dupond no almost no soldering required (receiver pins only Wires with radio's will stick out...
Could be yours for €10.03 (optional Milight for 55 cents extra)



Small model
Small version of the controller board, replace the controller and cable with

• €8.33 - Arduino Mega 2560 Mini
• €0.71 - USB Type B Mini Cable

Could be yours for €12.02 (optional Milight for 55 cents extra



Optional for soldering

• €0.87 - Headers
• €0.46 - Wire Dupont Male to Female

Base model PCB

• €1.22 - 2560 Mega Shield

Small model PCB

• €0.43 - Prototype PCB big enough for Arduino 2560 Mini

Soldering costs
Which adds €2.55 for the base model or €1.76 for the small model, excluding tin, soldering iron, time and patience

Better Radio
You could replace the receiver and the transmitter with

• €12,99 (delivery?) Aurel Tranceiver RTX-MID-5V

But it will add €11.37

Base Model Check wiring on RFLink Page

Small Model Controller Pins There are two pins not needed but there to use the cc2500 wifi chip and the more expensive radio's

Small Model Wires Top Orange Milight, White 433Mhz

Small Model Wires Schema
(note above image is the same top, below is image is the bottom and 180 degree other angle...) Small Model Bottom Small Model First Try

Bottom Wires Inside (no milight)

Top Wires Inside (no milight)

Bottom Wires Inside (milight)

Wire Color
Yellow Milight
Orange 433
Black Ground
Fade Orange Antenna

No antenna and wire at the top do not touch! Use some pliers to get some space between the plastic and the pcb, I soldered the rf24l01 wires in between (not shown), also the raised nrf24l01 fits better this way.

Milight NRF24L01+
Top

I connected the female connector to male pins with solder bridges to easily solder the little wires...

Also note that with milight I use the padding on the edge of the pcb to make a u-turn to access the middle pin of the 3-pin header as seen in the previous image at the bottom.
also note the atenna does not touch any wire... (but hot glued it afterwards...)

Comparison size to nodoshop RFLink

Fin!

(currently extra builds wires inside, (with extra hot glue) 2 for sale fully assembled €35, exclusive postage, pm me)
Reception
My little buddy control a two story apartment. The Nodo one with bigger antenna controls my whole street