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add alternative USB adapter
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ccutrer committed Dec 18, 2024
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Don't care for the nitty gritty details? Here's the easy path! You'll need a
Raspberry Pi (tested on a Pi Zero W and a Pi 4), a
[USB RS-485 adapter](https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07B416CPK),
[USB RS-485 adapter](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07B416CPK)
([alternative](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B081MB6PN2)),
and a network cable. Any adapter based on the MAX485 chip is _not_ supported.
Additional details can be found in subsequent sections if
you want to deviate slightly from the simple path.
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This gem supports using an RS-485 direct connection. It is possible to directly
connect to the GPIO on a Raspberry Pi, or to use a USB RS-485 dongle such as
[this one from Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07B416CPK).
[this one](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07B416CPK) or
[this one](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B081MB6PN2) from Amazon.
Any adapter based on the MAX485 chip is _not_ supported.
The key is identifying the correct wires as RS-485+ and RS-485-. It's easiest
to take an existing ethernet cable, and cut off one end. Connect pins 1 and 3
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If you need to eavesdrop over existing communication, it is possible to
mangle an ethernet cable such that it still has both ends, but you're connected
in the middle. But I find it much easier to use an RJ45 breakout board such as
[this one from Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01GNOBDPM). You
[this one from Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01GNOBDPM). You
connect a cable from the heat pump to the board, one from the board to your
RS-485 dongle, and one from the board to the AWL or AID Tool. If you're
simulating the ABC, you would omit the cable to the heat pump. But the AID Tool
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