Access your Comfort with a UCM/USB

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- cab123 - 01-16-2013

Hi,

there is a really simple way to connect to comfort via network without having to get a dedicated UCM/Ethernet. It is really useful to connect iphone app or program with comfigurator without having to be in the same room.

What you need:
UCM/USB
some hardware that runs linux. You can get a PC, a RPi or a router with ddwrt. I tried all and RPi is what i currently use.

1. Get in the cli and install socat

Code:
sudo apt-get install socat

2. Connect the usb cable from the UCM/USB to the PC

3. Find the name of your FTDI usb driver using

Code:
dmesg | grep FTDI

On this case ttyUSB0 is the location, you should change to wharever you find.

4. run the command:

Code:
socat -v tcp-l:1001,reuseaddr,fork /dev/ttyUSB0,raw

You shoud have the PC listening on port 1001 and sending all packets to the serial connection. the -v option is to see the actual communication.

You can now connect for example the comfigurator prog and set up a connection setting the IP address of your PC and the port = 1001.

When you\'re done abort with ctrl+c

5. append to the end of the file /etc/rc.local (before \"exit 0\") the command so it will activte upon boot

Code:
/usr/bin/socat tcp-l:1001,reuseaddr,fork /dev/ttyUSB0,raw &

6. reboot the PC and you should be done. Confirm the command is woking by issuing a

Code:
ps -ef | grep socat

7. Connect your IOS App or comfigurator and have fun

Caveats:
IR learner doesn\'t work

Let me know if it works for you
Cab123