rcolline / lrex-clock

python tool to update your luminous rex clock's time

Luminous Rex Clock Update Tool

This Python script updates your Luminous Rex clock time via USB. The script has been tested on a few different Linux distributions, and works well on a Raspberry Pi.

Requirements

1. Python >=3
2. libftdi
3. pylibftdi

Installation

First, install the the required libraries:

pip install pylibftdi
sudo apt-get install libftdi-dev

In order to access the usb serial device from a user account, add a udev rule for libftdi:

sudo vi /etc/udev/rules.d/99-libftdi.rules

Add the following lines to the rules file:

SUBSYSTEMS=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="0403", ATTRS{idProduct}=="6001", GROUP="dialout", MODE="0660"
SUBSYSTEMS=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="0403", ATTRS{idProduct}=="6010", GROUP="dialout", MODE="0660"
SUBSYSTEMS=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="0403", ATTRS{idProduct}=="6011", GROUP="dialout", MODE="0660"
SUBSYSTEMS=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="0403", ATTRS{idProduct}=="6014", GROUP="dialout", MODE="0660"
SUBSYSTEMS=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="0403", ATTRS{idProduct}=="6015", GROUP="dialout", MODE="0660"

Connect the Luminous Rex clock to a USB port. Wait 5-10 seconds for it to connect. Run the script to update the clock's time:

python lrexclock.py