LxCommunicator v1.0.1

This module exposes all necessary modules to establish a secure and encrypted connection to a Loxone Miniserver.
LxCommunicator can be installed using npm (npm i lxcommunicator) or bower (bower install lxcommunicator)

Disclaimer

• Loxone Electronics GmbH doesn't provide any support for this module
• Please submit an issue or file an pull request if you find any issue

Support

Native	Supported
Node.js	[x]
Browserify	[x]

Browser	Supported
Safari (Mobile)	[x]
Chrome (Mobile)	[x]
Firefox	[x]
Edge	[x]
IE	[ ]

Use LxCommunicator

Node.js and Browserify

Example: ./test/index.js

Note for Browserify
Please make sure Browserify is correctly configured!

• Add LxCommunicator as a local module

npm install lxcommunicator --save

• Require LxCommunicator

var LxCommunicator = require('lxcommunicator');

Browser

Example: ./test/index.html

• Add LxCommunicator as a local module

npm install lxcommunicator --save

• Reference LxCommunicator~Browser.js in your index.html

<script src="{PATH_TO_LXCOMMUNICATOR}/LxCommunicator~Browser.min.js"></script>

• LxCommunicator is exposed as a global object

Developer Notes

Example

Please take a look in the ./test folder and run npm test to run ./test/index.js in Node.js

Establish a TLS connection (https:// and wss://)

• A TLS connection is only supported by the Miniserver Generation 2
• It is mandatory to enter the URL in the following format to ensure the Certificate matches the domain.
  • This prevents the ERR_CERT_COMMON_NAME_INVALID error.
• Both a local and remote connection can be established via the URL below (IPv4 and IPv6)

IP of the Miniserver	Serial Number of the Miniserver	Resulting URL
89.23.45.12	504f94a00001	https://89-23-45-12.504f94a00001.dyndns.loxonecloud.com
192.168.0.77	504f94a00001	https://192-168-0-77.504f94a00001.dyndns.loxonecloud.com
[2001:db8:85a3:8d3:1319:8a2e:370:7348]	504f94a00001	https://2001-db8-85a3-8d3-1319-8a2e-370-7348.504f94a00001.dyndns.loxonecloud.com

Further information on on how to establish a TLS connection to a Miniserver Generation 2 can be found here

Common issues when using TLS (https:// and wss://)

• Expired Certificate
  • Verify your expiration date
• Common name won't match
  • Verify that your domain matches the common name defined in the certificate
• Wrong HTTPS port
  • Verify that you port forward the Miniserver Generations 2 port 443 on your router. The external port can be defined as you wish.

Tip:
Validate your url in the browser, it allows you to easily verify the Certificate against the URL and view the browsers error message.

Create Browser module

• Execute the browserify.js script, it will create the browser modules

node ./browserify.js

Set Debug flags

Go to ./vendor/Debug.js and adopt the flags to your needs.

Note:
Don't forget to execute the browserify script every time you make a change in this module!