RFX dying???

[Dave Fleck]

James,

I’m curious what you're using for a receiver. I’ve used an RFM12 and an RFM69 to decode LaCrosse sensors, but I’m currently enamored with rtl_433 (docs. at https://triq.org/rtl_433/ <https://triq.org/rtl_433/>). It uses Software Defined Radio, so it can decode *anything* regardless of data rate or modulation and uses off-the-shelf hardware. The project can decode 175 different protocols. You can set it for any common frequency (315 MHz, 433 MHz, 868 MHz, 915 MHz) or can time slice between frequencies. And it seems to be an active project. I’ve been toying with writing a plugin for it.

Dave

> On Mar 30, 2021, at 3:44 PM, James Sentman <james at sentman.com> wrote:
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> Chuck, can you send me a list, off the list, of what temp/humidity sensors you’re mostly using? As I said I have code that will receive some but not all of them. Assuming most are on the list of things I know work we could throw something together and see if that works at all. I’ve been playing with receiving such things for a really long time but without enough success to want to put together a new product yet.
> 
>> On Mar 30, 2021, at 5:58 PM, Chuck <xtension4osx at mac.com <mailto:xtension4osx at mac.com>> wrote:
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>> I seem to be having similar issues. If I unplug the RFX it will respond for a few minutes then is goes deaf. Then every now and then a few units will update but for the most part it is dead and I am looking for other options which is putting a huge crimp in my HA setup. I depend on temp and humidity sensors to run so many things. At my vacation home I have 9 fans that move air from one part of the house to another and I have to do this all manually now.
>> 
>> If I can buy another RFX I am going to get two of them, one for backup. My system at home is running fine which makes me think that it is the RFX unit that went bad. I am running Sierra on both units and both RFX units are the telescoping dual antenna units.
> 
> Thanks,
>  James
> 
> James Sentman                       http://www.PlanetaryGear.org <http://www.planetarygear.org/>		http://MacHomeAutomation.com <http://machomeautomation.com/>
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