Re: How suitable would Xap be for monitoring Gas + Electric?

["Gary" <questuk1@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,

OK thanks James, that's given me a much clearer view of Xap and its uses.

Regards


Gary

--- In xap_automation@xxxxxxx, James Traynor
<james.traynor@...> wrote:
>
> 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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