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On a whim, I started with a clean install of Raspian, did the same sequence to install and it's working like a dream.

I've been trying to use my YS1 rootless, but I'm having difficulties. I've created my entry in /etc/udev/rules.d as described here: https://github.com/ecc1/rfcat/blob/master/etc/udev/rules.d/20-rfcat.rules name@host:~ $ cat /etc/udev/rules.d/20-rfcat.rules SUBSYSTEMS=="usb" ATTRS{idVendor}=="1d50" ATTRS{idProduct}=="605b" MODE:="0660" SYMLINK+="RFCAT%n", GROUP="dialout" This matches my YS1 name@host:~ $ lsusb Bus 001 Device 004: ID 1d50:605b OpenMoko, Inc. Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0424:ec00 Standard Microsystems Corp. SMSC9512/9514 Fast Ethernet Adapter Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0424:9514 Standard Microsystems Corp. Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub But after running sudo udevadm control --r (and even after a reboot) I get this: name@host:~ $ rfcat -r Error in resetup():Exception('No Dongle Found. Please insert a RFCAT dongle.',) Error in resetup():Exception('No Dongle Found. Please insert a RFCAT dongle.',) Error in resetup():Exception('No Dongle Found. Please insert a RFCAT dongle.',) ^CTraceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/local/bin/rfcat", line 56, in <module> interactive(ifo.index, DongleClass=RfCat, intro=intro) File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/rflib/__init__.py", line 190, in interactive d = DongleClass(idx=idx) File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/rflib/chipcon_nic.py", line 295, in __init__ USBDongle.__init__(self, idx, debug, copyDongle, RfMode) File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/rflib/chipcon_usb.py", line 176, in __init__ self.resetup(copyDongle=copyDongle) File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/rflib/chipcon_usb.py", line 302, in resetup time.sleep(1) KeyboardInterrupt but immediately after that, it still works with the sudo name@host:~ $ sudo rfcat -r No module named enum 'RfCat, the greatest thing since Frequency Hopping!' Research Mode: enjoy the raw power of rflib currently your environment has an object called "d" for dongle. this is how you interact with the rfcat dongle: >>> d.ping() >>> d.setFreq(433000000) >>> d.setMdmModulation(MOD_ASK_OOK) >>> d.makePktFLEN(250) >>> d.RFxmit("HALLO") >>> d.RFrecv() >>> print d.reprRadioConfig() Any ideas what I'm doing wrong? Many thanks!

sudo python top2.py works! Next hurdle, I'd like to be able to run that when a particular web page gets a hit, so that I can have Alexa hit the page when I give a voice command. The problem now is that the Apache server needs to be able to do "python top2.py" which only works with a sudo....

So, building off what you wrote, I've got: d****@***pi:~ $ cat top2.py #!/usr/bin/python from rflib import * d = RfCat() d.setFreq(303808260) d.setMdmModulation(MOD_ASK_OOK) d.setMdmDRate(3600) d.RFxmit("\xb2\xd9\x24\xb2\x58\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00" *10) However, when I try to run it, I get: d****@***pi:~ $ python top2.py Error in resetup():USBError('error sending control message: Operation not permitted',) Error in resetup():USBError('error sending control message: Operation not permitted',) Error in resetup():USBError('error sending control message: Operation not permitted',) Error in resetup():USBError('error sending control message: Operation not permitted',) If, however, I go into RfCat and paste those same commands, my light turns on. HALP, please!

Thank you! You've made my head spin with all this information. I'm sure I'll come up with some questions soon.

I'm very green to this style of programming, but I could use some help please. I picked up an RTL-SDR dongle and a YardstickOne this week. I've figured out the control codes for my 20+ year-old ceiling fan and its lights and can manually transmit them via the YS1.vs Fan My problem now is that while I can paste commands into rfcat running on a centrally located RPI3, I would like to be able to run those at will. Fan Hi, vs Fan Off, vs Up Light On, etc. Those sets of rfcat commands work just fine when *I* put them in. Can anyone please point me to a way to a) lump my rfcat commands into something I can call collectively, and b) trigger them from outside. My ultimate goal is to have Amazon Alexa call these scripts, but I need to learn more first. Thanks for any help you can provide or point me to!