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

["Gary" <questuk1@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks Kevin, I will look into that.

Regards

Gary

--- In xap_automation@xxxxxxx, "Kevin Hawkins"
<yahoogroupskh@...> wrote:
>
> Just to mention that xAP hardware can also help here.
>
> There is a device called the xAP Netiom
>
> http://www.phaedrusltd.com/system/index.html
>
> This provides a lot of I/O (inputs , outputs, serial, counters,
> latches) as well as a web interface and all the I/O is xAP enabled.
>
> One of the useful aspects for this application is the counters and you
> can attach the pulse output type energy meters to an input and have
> the Netiom count those pulses for you.   Then you can either report
> them every 'n' increments via xAP or have an application that just
> reads them.  Effectively you have a network readable meter, meaning
> you don't need the PC available 24/7.
>
> I use this approach myself for several zones of electric and both gas
> and water.
>
>   K
>
>
> --- In xap_automation@xxxxxxx, "Gary" <questuk1@>
wrote:
> >
> > 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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