Ansluta-remote-replication
Here is an attempt to replicate an Ikea Ansluta remote using a Raspberry Pi, a TI CC2500, Java, and Pi4J.
Pull requests are welcome! :)
Hardware
There are at least two different versions of the Ikea Ansluta remote. This project is about the 2.4GHz one.
The original remote uses a TI CC2500 2.4GHz RF controller to send its commands. I chose to use the same component. I bought this one (WLC24D): https://www.ebay.com/itm/2PCS-1-8-3-6V-CC2500-IC-Wireless-RF-2400MHZ-Transceiver-Module-SPI-ISM-Demo-Code/401239287968
Note: This module does not have an onboard antenna. You will have to connect one to the antenna pin.
I use the Raspberry Pi 3 model B.
Wiring
| Pi4J / Wiring Pi | Raspberry Pi 3 Model B | Texas Instruments CC2500 RF Transceiver |
|---|---|---|
| Pin 17: Power 3V3 | VCC | |
| 12 | Pin 19: SPI0_MOSI (GPIO10) | MOSI |
| 14 | Pin 23: SPI0_SCLK (GPIO11) | SCLK |
| 13 | Pin 21: SPI0_MISO (GPIO9) | MISO |
| 10 | Pin 24: SPI0_CE0_N (GPIO8) | CSN |
| Pin 25: Ground | GND |
See http://pinout.xyz/ & http://pi4j.com/pins/model-3b-rev1.html
Pictures
Software
The project is divided into 3 classes. The main class is AnslutaRemote. It has a main() so you can run it in order to get the address bytes of the remote you want to copy.
Current state
For now, the program is designed to listen to a real Ansluta remote in order to print its address. Here is how to test it:
- Build the program using Maven:
mvn clean package; - Copy the resulting Jar file on the Raspberry Pi;
- On the Raspberry Pi, run
java -jar ./ansluta-remote.jar; - During the listening phase, press the button of a real Ansluta remote;
- The program detects a zero-length packet and returns the following exception:
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException: 0
at eu.verdelhan.ansluta.AnslutaRemote.readAddressBytes(AnslutaRemote.java:92)
at eu.verdelhan.ansluta.AnslutaRemote.main(AnslutaRemote.java:242)
I will be very grateful to the one who will solve this issue. :)
Resources
- https://github.com/NDBCK/Ansluta-Remote-Controller
- https://github.com/doctor64/sensors-code
- https://github.com/msloth/contiki-launchpad/commit/a951b28808d0eea5b8e069c0db9ff30271e9b6ba
- https://github.com/RGassmann/rpiCC2500
- https://github.com/yasiralijaved/Arduino-CC2500-Library
- https://github.com/tlalexander/Arduino-CC2500-Library
- https://github.com/RoXXoR/CC2500
- https://github.com/Zohan/ArduinoCC2500Demo
- https://github.com/alexer/cc2500-tools
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGlIB6O0iOA