Re: 1-wire network

["Paul Gordon" <paul_gordon@xxxxxxx>]

No answers to your questions I'm afraid Quinten, but I'd be interested in
any answers you do get, as I may like to do much the same thing, and for
the
same reason...

I have the Quasar temperature unit, and it is very good, but I'm also now
beginning to think that 4 locations really isn't going to be enough, and
while I could just add another one to get 8 probes, (which would be
enough),
I don't like the idea of giving up another serial port for the purpose. - I
have 6 serial ports on my HA PC already, and they're all allocated!

COM1 = CM12U
COM2 = Quasar temperature logger
COM3 = Meteor Caller ID unit
COM4 = IRMAN IR receiver
COM5 = Comfort UCM
COM6 = Applied Digital Ocelot (Xmas pressie, was previously the Quasar
relay
board)

I may try to add 1 more via a USB-serial adapter, and put the Meteor CID
unit on that, (especially as I can't utilise it at present, as NTL say they
don't currently "do" Caller-ID). Also, I can use the Ocelot for
temerature
reading as well I believe, - I know there are "Bobcat" modules
available for
reading temp into it, but I think these are a bit pricey... Another
alternative would be to do away with the CM12, and use the Ocelot for X10
as
well, but I think I've heard bad things about that... I seem to remember
reading that the Ocelot doesn't do X10 very well? (Are there any Ocelot
users here who can tell me anything about this?)

Paul G.

>
>I'm very keen on having a 1-wire network installed in my home to
monitor
>the
>temperatures in each of my rooms (approx 10 locations). I also would
like
>to
>do this using my PC and after reading up on the Dallas site I'm a lot
>wiser.
>My problem however is that I'm a complete dud with electronics and
couldn't
>tell a resistor from a diode.
>
>And here in lies my problem. All information about this describes how
you
>(from a component manufacturer point of view) can create the most
wonderful
>equipment with this, but nothing is there for an end-user (like me). I
did
>have a look at the kit that Quasar is offering and that sounds just
great,
>if only it didn't have the 4 probes limitation.
>
>Is there anyone on this list who has succesfully implemented something
like
>this?
>
>

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