Detect RFXCOM ON and OFF button push events from coco switch

Setup, Configuration and Use Items & Sitemaps
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I have a coco switch ( aws-8800) which I have configured as follows:
{channel=“rfxcom:lighting2:usb0:Rc1_1:command”}

This switch has two states: ON and OFF. This state is changed by pressing the ON button and the OFF button on the physical switch.
When the OpenHAB item is in the ON state and I press the ON button on the device this does not cause an event in my rules which makes sense because the state of the item does not change.

However, when I use the RFX Manager software (windows stand-alone software, not part of OpenHAB) every time I press a button I see an event. Pressing the ON button 5 times in a row does produce 5 separate events.

Can I detect the button press events in OpenHAB in addition to the item state change events? That would make some of the remote controls more usefull, eg for increasing/decreasing volume or light intensity?

I have looked for answers in the community and outside but could not find an answer. I would appreciate some help. If it involves some programming that is not a problem.

2

Look in events.log and see if pushing button produces an Item update

3

I already tried that and it doesn’t. It only produces an item update when the state of the item changes, which it doesn’t when pressing the same button multiple times.

4

Okay, then there’s nothing you can do in rules. If some external system can see the button events, clearly there is a way to carry them over KNX. So you’ll need to look into KNX configuration (about which I know nothing!)
Might be worth putting KNX in title or topic to attract the right attention.

5

Thanks for the quick reply rossko57. I will change the title to include the text RFXCOM, that is the binding for the click-on click-off devices.

6

It will be a binding issue then. It may be worth posting a feature request on gitHub.

7

Duh, misread KNX for RFX, but you get the idea

Looking at binding docs, there are separate channels for switch and contact, which sounds like the right area to look at.

8

Item state should be updated every time when you press the button. Can you post your test rule?

9

@Dick_van_der_Zon
I got the same issue. I have a double button switch and want to use this for Scene rules.
1 button (OFF ) for At Home 1button (ON) for Sleeping <<-- left section of the double button
1button for Away (OFF) and 1button for Vacation (ON) <<-- Right section of the double button

i created a second light2 actuator with the same deviceid. Then you can create a second switch item and with a .postUpdate (OFF) or (ON) the switch turns the state back.
Items:
Switch Schakelaar3 “Sceneschakelaar3” {channel=“rfxcom:lighting2:9ff9b018:command”}
Switch Schakelaar2 “Sceneschakelaar2” channel=“rfxcom:lighting2:d2bdb1c8:4221952_2:command”}

Rules:
rule “SceneThuis schakelaar”
when
Item Schakelaar3 changed to OFF
then
Woonkameralles.sendCommand(ON)
Schakelaar3.postUpdate(ON)
end

rule “SceneSlapen schakelaar”
when
Item Schakelaar1 changed to ON
then
Woonkameralles.sendCommand(OFF)
Gang_bovenB.sendCommand(ON)
Schakelaar1.postUpdate(OFF)
end

Schakelaar1 and Schakelaar3 are both on the left section on the double switch but they are now working like 2 independent switches.

I hope this wil suit for you also.