Confused about Rfxcom and Visonic
Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2015 1:14 pm
I already have the original Visonic Powermax alarm system (Dutch version) with several of it sensors (some mct302 door-sensors and PIRs) installed in my house. This has been working great and reliable for many years.
Now I want to get into home automation and I noticed that some Rfxcom receivers can also can receive data from the Visonic Powermax sensors. So I would be able to use the existing Visonic sensors for other purposes also.
Some online documentation states that the RFXtrx433E is compatible with receiving Visonic data, but I also noticed some references to extra modules/receivers required in order to actually receive Visonic data (perhaps related to 434 versus 868 ??). As a newbie to home automation and RFXcom I'm a bit confused.
So my question is if I get the "RFXtrx433E USB" can I than also receive data of my Visonic sensors directly or do I need something else/additional ???
Thanks in advance for helping out a newbie.
P.S My current plan is to put RFXtrx433E in my Synology DS213J and then use something like the Domoticz package to control my home automation. An alternative would be HS3.
— Peter
Now I want to get into home automation and I noticed that some Rfxcom receivers can also can receive data from the Visonic Powermax sensors. So I would be able to use the existing Visonic sensors for other purposes also.
Some online documentation states that the RFXtrx433E is compatible with receiving Visonic data, but I also noticed some references to extra modules/receivers required in order to actually receive Visonic data (perhaps related to 434 versus 868 ??). As a newbie to home automation and RFXcom I'm a bit confused.
So my question is if I get the "RFXtrx433E USB" can I than also receive data of my Visonic sensors directly or do I need something else/additional ???
Thanks in advance for helping out a newbie.
P.S My current plan is to put RFXtrx433E in my Synology DS213J and then use something like the Domoticz package to control my home automation. An alternative would be HS3.
— Peter