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Re: How suitable would Xap be for monitoring Gas + Electric?
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Hi,
It really comes down to what you want to do with the data, but the short
answer is yes it should be part of the system. If all you are doing is
logging data to a database, and everything you are going to use the data
with is on teh pc connected to the PIC, then xAP isn't going to help you
much. However I would imagine you want to share the data, display the
data, maybe even IM the data or speak the data. That's really where xAP
will help you as alot of the connectors are done. I don't know about gas
but there is an app to xAP enable a currentcost electricity monitor
which will be probably be useful.
The .net framework will give you all the xAP elements to your
application you will need to send and receive messages. Floorplan could
be used to log data and graph it too with some scripting. Many
possibilities, mainly depends on platform and what you want to display
where. Remember though that xAP is a protocol, so is ideal to get info
from A to B, well A to everywhere really, but you still need apps
for the receiving and sending!
James
Gary wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I haven't used Xap yet, but I am intending to monitor my Gas usage per
> minute and eventually my electric. I would like real time data and
> historical and it would be nice to have graphs.
>
> I had considered writing some code in Visual Basic 2008 express, but
> am wondering if all the hard work has been done for me and use Xap?
>
> The data will eventually be sent into my PC using RS232 or USB via a
> pic micro. But for initial trial will most probably use parallel port
> and just count the pulses.
>
> How suitable is Xap for this?
>
> Any ideas and thoughts welcome?
>
> Regards Gary
>
>
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Hi,<br>
<br>
It really comes down to what you want to do with the data, but the
short answer is yes it should be part of the system. If all you
are
doing is logging data to a database, and everything you are going to
use the data with is on teh pc connected to the PIC, then xAP isn't
going to help you much. However I would imagine you want to share the
data, display the data, maybe even IM the data or speak the data.
That's really where xAP will help you as alot of the connectors are
done. I don't know about gas but there is an app to xAP enable a
currentcost electricity monitor which will be probably be useful.<br>
The .net framework will give you all the xAP elements to your
application you will need to send and receive messages. Floorplan could
be used to log data and graph it too with some scripting. Many
possibilities, mainly depends on platform and what you want to display
where. Remember though that xAP is a protocol, so is ideal to get info
from A to B, well A to everywhere really, but you still need apps<br>
for the receiving and sending!<br>
<br>
James<br>
<br>
Gary wrote:
<blockquote cite="mid:ghjomd+68l2@xxxxxxx"
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<p>Hi,<br>
<br>
I haven't used Xap yet, but I am intending to monitor my Gas usage
per<br>
minute and eventually my electric. I would like real time data
and<br>
historical and it would be nice to have graphs.<br>
<br>
I had considered writing some code in Visual Basic 2008 express,
but<br>
am wondering if all the hard work has been done for me and use
Xap?<br>
<br>
The data will eventually be sent into my PC using RS232 or USB via
a<br>
pic micro. But for initial trial will most probably use parallel
port<br>
and just count the pulses.<br>
<br>
How suitable is Xap for this?<br>
<br>
Any ideas and thoughts welcome?<br>
<br>
Regards Gary<br>
<br>
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