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systems, above all to Asian products, where this IC is widely used due its low cost. This makes
it possible to upgrade an automation system with non-Intertechno devices. Nevertheless, reliable
cooperation cannot be guaranteed.
IT devices form loosely connected networks, in which transmitters are normally linked to just one
or two receivers. Due to the manual addressing, each device can theoretically be connected to an
infinite number of counterparts. Data transmission is unencrypted and OOK modulated within
the 433.92 MHz band. Devices can either send or receive, thus the transfer is unidirectional. To
increase reliability of reception, commands are sent four times, whereof at least two messages
must be received for successful switching. The range is comparatively small with only 30 m (line
of sight), but can be increased with a repeater.
Protocol There are two different protocols: The open protocol of the HX2262 and the newer,
proprietary protocol of self-learning devices. The latter one will not be examined further in this
work.
The protocol is generated by the HX2262 IC. By pulling the enable-pin to Vss, the IC transmits
sequentially the states of its 12 inputs and a synchronization pulse, which serves as a spacer for
subsequent repetitions. Each state is composed of two pieces of data, each lasting for four cycles
(figure 2.10). A synchronization pulse corresponds to the data element 0, which was extended to
32 bars. The cycle time is 400 µs.
Figure 2.10.: Data elements 0 and 1.
An address pin can assume three different states, whereas a data pin can only have the state Vss
and Vcc. The state float means that the input is neither Vss nor Vcc, but it is unconnected. Float
is represented by 01 (see figure 2.11 on the next page).
A data package consists of 25 bits, consequently a single transmission lasts 51.2 ms and a full
transmission of four packages needs 204.8 ms. On the receiver side, incoming data streams are
shifted into the input of the HX2272 and the received address is compared to the internal one
with each occurrence of a syncbyte. If both are the same, the data pins are set according to the
received ones.
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