Re: NEW ukha project

["Ray Barnett" <ray.barnett@xxxxxxx>]

Keith,

I'm using Siteplayer (along with basicx) to develop a web automatable
intelligent thermostat for our central heating. This has been a rather
delayed project due to having to work. However, I've now solved that one,
and hence have more time to spend on home automation ;-) Hence the increase
in interest from me in the talk about embedded processors. Once I've got
the
thermostat side working it occurred that it might then be fairly easy to
extend it to operate as an embedded web interface for our Comfort alarm
system (i.e. no requirement to run a PC web server).

I bought the development kit for Siteplayer, which means it comes
pre-packaged on a board with an RJ45 socket. For my one off project I would
stick with my development board.

It sounds like Siteplayer will do exactly what you want. Only two points
come to mind: your device has to speak the language of the Siteplayer for
querying data - you can't program Siteplayer to issue specific RS232
strings
in response to web commands; secondly, you can set Siteplayer to either
used
a fixed IP, or to use DHCP - I've not yet deduced a simple way to determine
what IP address has been allocated to the Siteplayer when it uses DHCP.

HTH, Ray Barnett.

p.s. Stuart - the Rabbit sounds interesting to me. The development kit is a
bit on the pricey side to make it a simple purchase decision to me, but the
idea about it being a single replacement for BasicX+Siteplayer+RJ45 does
appeal - I have plenty of other projects I can put the combination to use
to
once I've finished the thermostat.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Keith Doxey" <ukha@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, February 15, 2002 8:18 AM
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] NEW ukha project


> Ray,
>
> What are you using Siteplayer for ?
>
> did you buy the filtered RJ45 socket or did you just connect it
directly
to
> your LAN via a normal RJ45?
>
> I spent a while yesterday reading the software manual and it looks
quite
> easy to pass data between Siteplayer and another processor using the
serial
> port.
>
> As my switcher will be controllable by RS232/485 this means it will be
a
> doddle (hopefully) to add ethernet control as a option especially as
the
> module would just plug in to a header on the board.
>
> Keith
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ray Barnett [mailto:ray.barnett@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 14 February 2002 14:08
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [ukha_d] NEW ukha project
>
>
> re: Siteplayer. I have one of these. It is good at what it does.
However,
I
> suspect it does not do as much as you expect from it. Downloading HTML
to
it
> is a doddle, and it serves it back nicely. It will also update
variables
and
> data on the Siteplayer device an absolute device. However, if you want
to
do
> something to use that data, you need to connect it to an intelligent
device,
> such as a BASICX chip or a Rabbit.
>
> I've not costed it up yet but I suspect a BASICX + Siteplayer combo
works
> out more expensive than a TINI or Rabbit. However, I have a basicx and
> siteplayer development kit and I don't have TINI or Rabbit. And I hate
C
> development soooooooooooo  much.
>
> As to their being no UK supplier, I wouldn't worry. They're a doddle
to
> order from the USA and don't take very long to arrive via airmail.
>
> Ray Barnett.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> Hi Keith,
>
> This was mentioned in an earlier post, it does look interesting, my
only
> concern is that there is no UK supplier that I can find, and it may be
a
> little lacking in processing power.
>
> If anyone knows differently please shout-up
> > www.siteplayer.com
>
>
>
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