implement part of the protocol

arduino/src/sketch.ino

@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@
 
 RCSwitch mySwitch = RCSwitch();
 
-int mode = 0;
+uint8_t message[8];
+int index = 0;
+boolean com = false;
 boolean on = false;
 
 void setup()
@@ -13,26 +15,72 @@ void setup()
 
 void loop()
 {
-  if(Serial.available()) {
+  while(Serial.available()) { 
-    mode = Serial.read();
+    if(index > 0 || (Serial.peek() >= 80 && Serial.peek() <= 95)) {
+      message[index++] = Serial.read();
+      if(index > 7){
+        decodeMessage();
+        index = 0;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
 
-    switch (mode) {
+void decodeMessage() {
+  if(com) {
+    int cmd    = message[0];
+    int pin    = message[1] - 97;
+    int val[6];
+    memcpy(val, message + 2, 6); 
 
-      case 126:
+    switch (cmd) {
+        //case 80:  break;
+        //case 81:  break;
+        //case 82:  break;
+        //case 83:  break;
+        //case 84:  break;
+        //case 85:  break;
+        //case 86:  break;
+        case 87: switchLight(val); break;
+        //case 88:  break;
+        //case 89:  break;
+        default:                   break;
+    }
+  
+  } else if(message[0] == 90) {
+
+    com = true;
+    Serial.println("Ready!");
+  
+  } else {
+  
+    Serial.println("Arduino not configured for communication!");
+  
+  }
+}
+
+void switchLight(int val[]) {
+  
+  String triStateCode = "";
+
+  for(int i = 0; i < 6; i++)
+  {
+    String triStatePart = String(val[i], HEX);
+    triStatePart = (triStatePart.length() < 2) ? String("0" + triStatePart) : triStatePart;
+    triStateCode.concat(triStatePart);
+  }
+  char triState[triStateCode.length()];
+  triStateCode.toCharArray(triState, triStateCode.length());
 
   if(on) {
-          controlRCOutlets("0FFF0FFF0000");
+    controlRCOutlets(triState);
     Serial.println("Light is off.");
     on = false;
   } else {
-          controlRCOutlets("0FFF0FFF000F");
+    controlRCOutlets(triState);
     Serial.println("Light is on.");
     on = true;
   }
-      
-        break;
-    }
-  }
 }
 
 void controlRCOutlets(const char* sCodeWord) {