ZiBlue RFPlayer
Introduction
RFPlayer 1000 by Ziblue, the USB interface which allows to connect all the wireless devices in your house! In the form of a USB key, this little tool works with the protocols usually used with home automation devices: SOMFY RTS (roller shutters, automatic gates), DELTADORE X2D (alarms, heating, home automation), VISONIC (alarms), CHACON/DIO (home automation), SCIENTIFIC OREGON (peripherals for weather stations) and others.
4 main features:
- "Gateway": allows USB connection for all wireless devices in the house using the protocols quoted above.
- "Parrot": stores 433Mhz and 868Mhz radiofrequency frames, and then recognition and transmission.
- "Repeater": amplifies again the signal in order to avoid reach problems, very common with home automation transmissions.
- "Transcoder": converts input frames from a protocol to an output protocol.
Note: In 2021, GCE Electronics took over the manufacture of the "ZiKey" RFPlayer RFP1000 previously manufactured by the ZiBlue company.
Instructions
Setup Hardware
First Plugin you RFPlayer to your Domoticz machine
- Go to Setup -> Hardware
- Select Type: RFPlayer Gateway USB
- Select correct com port (on rpi ex. /dev/ttyUSB30)
- Give it a name. Ex RFPlayer
- Push Add
Now if you have "Accept new hardware" enabled under menu Setup - Settings, it should start to populate the device list with new devices. Add them by the green arrow.
In French: https://www.planete-domotique.com/blog/2017/05/05/utilisation-rfplayer-domoticz/
Setup Devices
Sensors
Sensors like OREGON temperature/humidity sensors should be created when the first message is received from it. Just go to the Setup -> Devices page set the device to used ("Add Device" button with a right green arrow icon).
| Protocol | Device Created |
|---|---|
| X10 / Domia Lite protocols | Switch |
| X10 (24/32 bits ID), CHACON , KD101, BLYSS, JAMMING | Switch |
| VISONIC /Focus/Atlantic/Meian Tech | None yet, only logged |
| RFY (RTS remotes) | Switch |
| Scientific Oregon (thermo/hygro sensors) | Temp/Hum Sensor or Temp Sensor |
| Scientific Oregon (Atmospheric pressure sensors) | Temp/Hum/Baro Sensor |
| Scientific Oregon (Wind sensors) | Wind Sensor |
| Scientific Oregon (UV sensors) | Solar Radiation Sensor |
| OWL (Energy/power sensors) | Watt Meter Sensor, kWh Meter Sensor, optionaly Watt Meter Sensor * 3 if three-phase |
| OREGON (Rain sensors) | Rain Rate Sensor, Rain Sensor |
| Thermostats X2D | None yet, only logged |
| Alarm/remote control devices X2D | None yet, only logged |
| Cartelectronic TIC/Pulses devices (Teleinfo/TeleCounters) | Watt Meter Sensor, kWh Meter Sensor * 2 |
| FS20 | None yet, only logged |
| EDISIO | None yet, only logged |
Switches
To add a switch (for example, to control somfy blinds):
- Configure your devices with RFPlayer Configurator (you can download it at https://myrfplayer.com/)
- Go to Switches tab
- Manual Light/Switch button
- Fill the name field
- Choose the switch type
- Set the Type: this is the protocol of your device
- Set the pseudo X10 address (A1-P16) (the one you used to configure it with RFPlayer Configurator)
- For RTS protocol, set the qualifier (true if not a blind).
- Press "Add Device"
| Protocol | Parameters | Device Example |
|---|---|---|
| Visonic 433MHz | House Code | |
| Visonic 868MHz | House Code | |
| Chacon | House Code | |
| Domia | House Code | |
| X2D 433MHz | House Code | |
| X2D 868MHz | House Code | |
| X2D SHUTTER | House Code | |
| X2D ELEC | House Code | |
| X2D GAS | House Code | |
| RTS | House Code, Qualifier | Somfy RTS Stores |
| Blyss | House Code | |
| Parrot | House Code | Devices learnt in parrot mode of RFPlayer |
| KD101 | House Code | |
| FS20 868 | House Code | |
| EDISIO | House Code |