Re: [Owfs-developers] Counter?

2016-10-19 Thread Peter Hollenbeck
No offense here. I don't have electronics expertise so am happy to have ready-made sources. Peter On Wed, Oct 19, 2016 at 3:22 PM, Nigel Titley wrote: > Jan > > That's really helpful. I've got two needs somewhat related: > > 1. I'd like to build the weather station board as

Re: [Owfs-developers] Counter?

2016-10-19 Thread Peter Hollenbeck
Excellent information. Thanks everyone. Peter On Wed, Oct 19, 2016 at 2:33 PM, Jan Kandziora wrote: > Am 19.10.2016 um 23:00 schrieb Nigel Titley: > > Yes, I wish I could get Pascal to respond. I'd like to use one to build > > a board for talking to a wind vane and anenometer as

Re: [Owfs-developers] Counter?

2016-10-19 Thread Peter Hollenbeck
aspberry Pi 3. It didn't work with the native w1_ds2423 > module, but it did work with OWFS using the w1 driver. > > HTH, > > Andrew > > On 19 October 2016 at 10:36, Peter Hollenbeck <pwhb...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Thanks. I'll work on it. >> >> On Tue, Oct

Re: [Owfs-developers] Counter?

2016-10-18 Thread Peter Hollenbeck
erry Pi 3. It didn't work with the native w1_ds2423 > module, but it did work with OWFS using the w1 driver. > > HTH, > > Andrew > > On 19 October 2016 at 10:36, Peter Hollenbeck <pwhb...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Thanks. I'll work on it. >> >> On Tue,

[Owfs-developers] Counter?

2016-10-18 Thread Peter Hollenbeck
I would like to count revolutions of an anemometer, perhaps this one: http://www.inspeed.com/anemometers/vortex_wind_sensor.asp I would appreciate suggestion on how to implement a counter. Thanks, Peter -- Check out the

Re: [Owfs-developers] Rookie Mistake

2016-06-19 Thread Peter Hollenbeck
Good tutorial on how to solder SOT23. If I had a decent iron I might try it. For now this project is on hold. Thanks, Peter On Sun, Jun 19, 2016 at 5:39 AM, Jan Kandziora <j...@gmx.de> wrote: > Am 19.06.2016 um 05:52 schrieb Peter Hollenbeck: > > I bought 4 DS2483R ICs from Dig

Re: [Owfs-developers] Rookie Mistake

2016-06-19 Thread Peter Hollenbeck
My iron is more appropriate for copper gutters. Anyway, even if I had a proper one I wouldn't try it. The board in your link DS2413 is more my speed. Peter On Sun, Jun 19, 2016 at 5:42 AM, Daniel MacKay <dan...@bonmot.ca> wrote: > > On 2016-06-18, at 23:19 , Peter Hollenbeck <pw

Re: [Owfs-developers] Rookie Mistake

2016-06-18 Thread Peter Hollenbeck
I am okay with 1/2" copper but these are a bit small. On Sat, Jun 18, 2016 at 8:43 PM, Colin Reese <colin.re...@gmail.com> wrote: > Yeah you need to have a breakout and solder skills. I was going to mention > this but you'd already ordered them. > > C > > > On

Re: [Owfs-developers] AB Electronics

2016-06-16 Thread Peter Hollenbeck
Thanks for all your input. Good soldering tips. Peter On Wed, Jun 15, 2016 at 11:15 PM, Jan Kandziora <j...@gmx.de> wrote: > Am 15.06.2016 um 19:02 schrieb Peter Hollenbeck: > > > > server: FAKE = DS18S20,DS2405 > > > Well, yes, FAKE. Put > > server: w1 >

Re: [Owfs-developers] AB Electronics

2016-06-15 Thread Peter Hollenbeck
owfs.conf is the default from the install. These are its non comment lines: ! server: server = localhost:4304 server: FAKE = DS18S20,DS2405 http: port = 2121 ftp: port = 2120 server: port = localhost:4304 I have finally made a DS18B20 IC work, wired just as suggested. ls -l /sys/bus/w1/devices

Re: [Owfs-developers] AB Electronics

2016-06-13 Thread Peter Hollenbeck
Great. I'll order a couple of DS2483 devices. Thanks, Peter On Mon, Jun 13, 2016 at 9:58 AM, Peter Hollenbeck <pwhb...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks for the very useful answers. I will order the Sheepwalk board but > in the meantime will try the "cheap solution". To do so I n

Re: [Owfs-developers] AB Electronics

2016-06-13 Thread Peter Hollenbeck
an old geezer. Peter Stuart Island, B.C. On Mon, Jun 13, 2016 at 2:43 AM, Jan Kandziora <j...@gmx.de> wrote: > Am 13.06.2016 um 04:11 schrieb Peter Hollenbeck: > > This article: > > https://www.packtpub.com/books/content/raspberry-pi-and-1-wire > > suggests using a 1-Wire D

[Owfs-developers] AB Electronics

2016-06-12 Thread Peter Hollenbeck
This article: https://www.packtpub.com/books/content/raspberry-pi-and-1-wire suggests using a 1-Wire DS2482-100 bridge from AB Electronics to connect to a DS18B20. Does anyone know if this board is sold in Canada or the US? Thanks, Peter

Re: [Owfs-developers] Cable Length

2016-06-07 Thread Peter Hollenbeck
Thanks On Tue, Jun 7, 2016 at 1:48 PM, Colin Reese <colin.re...@gmail.com> wrote: > Half resistance. Also guarantees not having the capacitance issues due to > pairing unlike signals together. > > On Jun 7, 2016, at 1:37 PM, Peter Hollenbeck <pwhb...@gmail.com> wrote:

Re: [Owfs-developers] Cable Length

2016-06-07 Thread Peter Hollenbeck
apacitance on the data line > is. Driven by two different Link interfaces. > > I do get occasional errors, but it works pretty well. > > jerry > > > On 06/06/2016 04:28 PM, Peter Hollenbeck wrote: > > My cable issues don't yet have to do with connectors. From posts

Re: [Owfs-developers] Cable Length

2016-06-07 Thread Peter Hollenbeck
ding.) I hate to think what the effective capacitance on the data line > is. Driven by two different Link interfaces. > > I do get occasional errors, but it works pretty well. > > jerry > > > On 06/06/2016 04:28 PM, Peter Hollenbeck wrote: > > My cable issues don't yet ha

Re: [Owfs-developers] Cable Length

2016-06-06 Thread Peter Hollenbeck
tests good with a able tester, but that is just continuity. What other factors are there? How can I buy cable and know it's good stuff and not junk?? (I need 170 feet.) I'm on a remote island in B.C. Canada. Cannot go to the corner store and buy more cable. Thanks, Peter On Mon, Jun 6, 2016 at 4:28

Re: [Owfs-developers] Cable Length

2016-06-06 Thread Peter Hollenbeck
My cable issues don't yet have to do with connectors. From posts I have read here I was under the impression that 1wire would work over Cat5 up to 100m. Not for me. I am testing with one sensor, a waterproof DS18B20 from Adafruit. Longest cable that works is about 45 feet. I have tried a LinkUSB

Re: [Owfs-developers] Cable Length

2016-06-01 Thread Peter Hollenbeck
> > On 6/1/2016 1:41 PM, Jan Kandziora wrote: > > Am 01.06.2016 um 22:33 schrieb Peter Hollenbeck: > >> Any thoughts on outdoor use? > >> > > The outdoor circuit has to be insulated tightly. There should be no > > connection of any wire to eart

Re: [Owfs-developers] Cable Length

2016-06-01 Thread Peter Hollenbeck
Am using a LinkUSB connected to a Raspberry Pi. Not 1wire-smart, Peter On Wed, Jun 1, 2016 at 1:37 PM, Jan Kandziora <j...@gmx.de> wrote: > Am 01.06.2016 um 21:07 schrieb Peter Hollenbeck: > > My DS18B20 works over 34 feet of Cat5e but not over 160 feet. > > Resistance

Re: [Owfs-developers] Cable Length

2016-06-01 Thread Peter Hollenbeck
Any thoughts on outdoor use? I will look online but thought I would ask. Peter On Wed, Jun 1, 2016 at 12:14 PM, Colin Reese <colin.re...@gmail.com> wrote: > Don't use Cat5. Just get some good 22/3 or 22/4. It's cheap and easy to > find. > > C > > > On 6/1/2016 12:07

[Owfs-developers] Cable Length

2016-06-01 Thread Peter Hollenbeck
My DS18B20 works over 34 feet of Cat5e but not over 160 feet. Resistance for the 160 foot wire is 4.7 ohms, 0.29 ohms per foot. Resistance for the 34 foot wire is 0.9 ohms, 0.26 ohms per foot. Both lengths of cable are from the same 200 foot length. Is my 160 foot cable too long or might I have

Re: [Owfs-developers] DS18B20 Question

2016-03-01 Thread Peter Hollenbeck
Right. Will do. On Tue, Mar 1, 2016 at 3:17 PM, Colin Reese <colin.re...@gmail.com> wrote: > Check your connector. Those Rj12s can get squidgy with enough fussing > about. > > > On Tue, Mar 1, 2016 at 3:14 PM, Peter Hollenbeck <pwhb...@gmail.com> > wrote: &

Re: [Owfs-developers] DS18B20 Question

2016-03-01 Thread Peter Hollenbeck
g shorted out. > > On Mar 1, 2016, at 3:56 PM, Peter Hollenbeck <pwhb...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I must have something else wrong. When I connect the DS18B20 without a > resistor the MS-TV disappears. > > Odd that it worked last night - with a 5K resistor. > I do no

Re: [Owfs-developers] DS18B20 Question

2016-03-01 Thread Peter Hollenbeck
That's encouraging. On Tue, Mar 1, 2016 at 2:01 PM, Colin Law <clan...@gmail.com> wrote: > On 1 March 2016 at 21:56, Peter Hollenbeck <pwhb...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I must have something else wrong. When I connect the DS18B20 without a > > re

Re: [Owfs-developers] DS18B20 Question

2016-03-01 Thread Peter Hollenbeck
01/03/16 22:38, Peter Hollenbeck wrote: > > Raspberry Pi Ethernet to LinkUSB > > Ethernet from LinkUSB to MS-TV > > Ethernet from MS-TV to DS18B20 > > > > Ethernet connections to DS18B20: > > DS18B20 +5V red connected to RJ45 pin 2 > > DS18B20 ground

Re: [Owfs-developers] DS18B20 Question

2016-03-01 Thread Peter Hollenbeck
<jo...@stromnet.se> wrote: > > On 01/03/16 22:21, Peter Hollenbeck wrote: > > Question regarding the workings of this forum: > Does everyone see your email and does everyone see this reply? > I hope so, so that all information on the subject shared. > > Correct, e

Re: [Owfs-developers] DS18B20 Question

2016-03-01 Thread Peter Hollenbeck
have other sensors on another Raspberry, all connected via LinkUSB and Cat5 wire. As you can tell I am not very savvy with this stuff. This old man thanks you for your help. Peter On Tue, Mar 1, 2016 at 12:11 PM, Jan Kandziora <j...@gmx.de> wrote: > Am 01.03.2016 um 19:48 schri

Re: [Owfs-developers] DS18B20 Question

2016-03-01 Thread Peter Hollenbeck
at 18:48, Peter Hollenbeck <pwhb...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I have a Raspberry Pi with LinkUSB and a MS-TV reading DC voltage. This > > works. > > Yesterday I added an Adafruit DS18B20 waterproof temperature sensor and > it > > worked for a while. > > This mo

Re: [Owfs-developers] DS18B20 Question

2016-03-01 Thread Peter Hollenbeck
vices to a GPIO > pin, right? The LinkUSB should not require any pullup at all. > > > On 01/03/16 21:16, Peter Hollenbeck wrote: > > It did not work without the resistor. > I thought to look at Adafruit product information: > https://www.adafruit.com/products/381 > "We toss in

Re: [Owfs-developers] DS18B20 Question

2016-03-01 Thread Peter Hollenbeck
I'll try that. Thank you very much. Peter On Tue, Mar 1, 2016 at 12:11 PM, Jan Kandziora <j...@gmx.de> wrote: > Am 01.03.2016 um 19:48 schrieb Peter Hollenbeck: > > > > The new temperature sensor is connected with 150 feet of waterproof Cat6. > > When tryi

Re: [Owfs-developers] DS18B20 Question

2016-03-01 Thread Peter Hollenbeck
e? Thanks for your reply. Peter On Tue, Mar 1, 2016 at 11:22 AM, Matthias Urlichs <matth...@urlichs.de> wrote: > On 01.03.2016 19:48, Peter Hollenbeck wrote: > > When trying to get it working I read that the DS18B20 needs a 4.7K > > resistor connecting +5V to Data. > >

[Owfs-developers] DS18B20 Question

2016-03-01 Thread Peter Hollenbeck
I have a Raspberry Pi with LinkUSB and a MS-TV reading DC voltage. This works. Yesterday I added an Adafruit DS18B20 waterproof temperature sensor and it worked for a while. This morning neither the MS-TV nor the DS18B20 are seen by owfs. If I remove the DS18B20 the MS-TV reappears. The new

Re: [Owfs-developers] Ocean Temperature

2015-11-07 Thread Peter Hollenbeck
The splice won't be immersed. Only the sensor and five feet of its cable. On Fri, Nov 6, 2015 at 1:02 PM, George Hills wrote: > I ordered one of these: > > Waterproof DS18B20 Digital temperature sensor > > > Where I want to measure is 170 feet from my RaspberryPi with 1wire >

Re: [Owfs-developers] Hub Suggestions

2015-11-07 Thread Peter Hollenbeck
outdoors use: > > http://docs.interfaceinnovations.org/File:Solarcitynode.png > > Otherwise, any stupid splitter is fine: > > http://www.amazon.com/RJ45-Ethernet-Splitter-Connector-Adapter/dp/B003C2QS90 > > C > > > > On 11/7/2015 4:15 PM, Peter Hollenbeck wrote: &

Re: [Owfs-developers] Hub Suggestions

2015-11-07 Thread Peter Hollenbeck
tage of it! > > Colin > > > > On 11/7/2015 4:32 PM, Peter Hollenbeck wrote: > > I like the idea of using a splitter. > I'm surprised at the high cost of bus masters. > Peter > > On Sat, Nov 7, 2015 at 4:19 PM, Colin Reese <colin.re...@gmail.com> wrote: > &

[Owfs-developers] Hub Suggestions

2015-11-07 Thread Peter Hollenbeck
I have a RaspberryPi with a LinkUSB interface to a voltage sensor. I want to add a temperature sensor, connected by 150 feet of Cat 5. I presume I should buy a hub to make life easy. This 1wire network will never have more than three sensors. Any hub suggestions? Thank you, Peter

Re: [Owfs-developers] Hub Suggestions

2015-11-07 Thread Peter Hollenbeck
> > Otherwise, any stupid splitter is fine: > > http://www.amazon.com/RJ45-Ethernet-Splitter-Connector-Adapter/dp/B003C2QS90 > > C > > > > On 11/7/2015 4:15 PM, Peter Hollenbeck wrote: > > I have a RaspberryPi with a LinkUSB interface to a voltage sensor. > I want

Re: [Owfs-developers] Ocean Temperature

2015-11-06 Thread Peter Hollenbeck
Ocean temperature at depth of about 5 feet. On Fri, Nov 6, 2015 at 1:08 PM, Jan Kandziora <j...@gmx.de> wrote: > Am 06.11.2015 um 21:24 schrieb Peter Hollenbeck: > > I ordered one of these: > > Waterproof DS18B20 Digital temperature sensor > > > > Where I want

Re: [Owfs-developers] Voltage Divider

2015-02-21 Thread Peter Hollenbeck
...@gmx.de wrote: Am 21.02.2015 um 21:21 schrieb Peter Hollenbeck: The higher the value the lower the output. This usually means there already is a voltage divider (or at least a parallel resistance) in the measurement device and you are superposing another. You could measure

[Owfs-developers] Voltage Divider

2015-02-21 Thread Peter Hollenbeck
I am using a LinkUSB and an MS-TV to read voltage from a 12 volt system. The MS-TV is limited to 10 volts so a made a voltage divider. I know next to nothing about electronics. Two weeks ago, with a test 12v power supply I played with various resistor values, from 1K to 1M. The 1K resistors

Re: [Owfs-developers] Voltage Divider

2015-02-21 Thread Peter Hollenbeck
sensors work. But what's that green wire doing, and also that blue wire doing? - Gregg C Levine gregg.drw...@gmail.com This signature fought the Time Wars, time and again. On Sat, Feb 21, 2015 at 2:29 PM, Peter Hollenbeck pwhb...@gmail.com wrote: I am using a LinkUSB and an MS-TV to read

Re: [Owfs-developers] Voltage Divider

2015-02-21 Thread Peter Hollenbeck
actual problem, I'd get out a meter or scope to determine which end your issue is on. Colin On Feb 21, 2015, at 11:29 AM, Peter Hollenbeck pwhb...@gmail.com wrote: I am using a LinkUSB and an MS-TV to read voltage from a 12 volt system. The MS-TV is limited to 10 volts so a made

Re: [Owfs-developers] Voltage Divider

2015-02-21 Thread Peter Hollenbeck
/ measurable range. So 2.2k/10k would give you standby of 1mA and a range of 12.2V. As for diagnosing your actual problem, I'd get out a meter or scope to determine which end your issue is on. Colin On Feb 21, 2015, at 11:29 AM, Peter Hollenbeck pwhb...@gmail.com wrote: I am using

Re: [Owfs-developers] Voltage Divider

2015-02-21 Thread Peter Hollenbeck
entirety). C On Feb 21, 2015, at 11:53 AM, Peter Hollenbeck pwhb...@gmail.com wrote: Colin, Sorry about my feeble attempt at ASCII art. My divider consists of two connected 1K resistors. Battery plus and minus are connected at the ends. MS-TV red wire connected at the center. MS-TV black

[Owfs-developers] Basic Question

2015-01-22 Thread Peter Hollenbeck
I have a LinkUSB and an MS-TV temperature and voltage sensor. http://localhost:2121/ shows: *10.67C6697351FF* http://localhost:2121/10.67C6697351FF *05.4AEC29CDBAAB* http://localhost:2121/05.4AEC29CDBAAB *bus.0* http://localhost:2121/bus.0 and more How do I know where to go to find temperature

Re: [Owfs-developers] Remote reset of hanging owfs system?

2013-12-09 Thread Peter Hollenbeck
Not relevant to this thread but hope my question s not out of line: May I have recommendations of one or two non-crappy hubs available in U.S? Thanks, Peter On Mon, Dec 9, 2013 at 2:15 PM, Jan Kandziora j...@gmx.de wrote: Am 09.12.2013 22:11, schrieb Arne Raaen: The problem arose

Re: [Owfs-developers] Using python with owfs

2013-12-09 Thread Peter Hollenbeck
Amen On Mon, Dec 9, 2013 at 3:49 PM, Colin Reese colin.re...@gmail.com wrote: Hello all, Can someone please point to examples using python with a fully functioning owfs installation? I'm doing just fine with owfs and parsing directories, but would like to access it in object notation.

Re: [Owfs-developers] Water/Moisture Sensor?

2013-07-09 Thread Peter Hollenbeck
) to the cavity. Vajk On Tue, Jul 9, 2013 at 12:35 AM, Peter Hollenbeck pwhb...@gmail.comwrote: Good points. All surfaces have at least two coats of epoxy. We may glass the interior surfaces as we have the exterior of the hull. If we use glass on all surfaces the process is: apply a thin seal coat

Re: [Owfs-developers] Water/Moisture Sensor?

2013-07-08 Thread Peter Hollenbeck
to people on this list who have no interest in the non-owfs aspects of this thread. Peter On Mon, Jul 8, 2013 at 12:45 AM, Colin Law clan...@googlemail.com wrote: On 7 July 2013 22:47, Peter Hollenbeck pwhb...@gmail.com wrote: How would I probe? The compartments are sealed. I was thinking

Re: [Owfs-developers] Water/Moisture Sensor?

2013-07-08 Thread Peter Hollenbeck
Good points. All surfaces have at least two coats of epoxy. We may glass the interior surfaces as we have the exterior of the hull. If we use glass on all surfaces the process is: apply a thin seal coat of epoxy. Dry. apply another coat of epoxy, then immediately the glass, followed by a liberal

Re: [Owfs-developers] Water/Moisture Sensor?

2013-07-07 Thread Peter Hollenbeck
If we build it right the bilge should be bone dry so I guess I would want to detect moisture. Peter On Sun, Jul 7, 2013 at 12:11 AM, Colin Law clan...@googlemail.com wrote: On 7 July 2013 01:13, Peter Hollenbeck pwhb...@gmail.com wrote: Stuart Island, British Columbia Interesting idea

Re: [Owfs-developers] Water/Moisture Sensor?

2013-07-07 Thread Peter Hollenbeck
I like the idea of using cheap ICs. Can you suggest one for me to consider? Thank you, Peter On Sun, Jul 7, 2013 at 7:21 AM, Jan Kandziora j...@gmx.de wrote: Am 07.07.2013 15:49, schrieb Peter Hollenbeck: I don't really understand why that works, Usually, there is air between the heater

Re: [Owfs-developers] Water/Moisture Sensor?

2013-07-07 Thread Peter Hollenbeck
Could I use leaf wetness sensors such as this: http://www.hobby-boards.com/store/products/Leaf-Wetness-Sensor.html ? Peter On Sun, Jul 7, 2013 at 8:00 AM, Peter Hollenbeck pwhb...@gmail.com wrote: I like the idea of using cheap ICs. Can you suggest one for me to consider? Thank you, Peter

Re: [Owfs-developers] Water/Moisture Sensor?

2013-07-07 Thread Peter Hollenbeck
:37 AM, Jan Kandziora j...@gmx.de wrote: Am 07.07.2013 17:24, schrieb Peter Hollenbeck: Could I use leaf wetness sensors such as this: http://www.hobby-boards.com/store/products/Leaf-Wetness-Sensor.html Should work for a while, at least as long the bilge is dry. Once seawater gets

Re: [Owfs-developers] Water/Moisture Sensor?

2013-07-07 Thread Peter Hollenbeck
? Absolutely right. Thank you, Peter On Sun, Jul 7, 2013 at 12:18 PM, Jerry Scharf sch...@lagunawayconsulting.com wrote: On 07/06/2013 08:40 AM, Peter Hollenbeck wrote: I am building a 26 foot wood power boat. The bilge below the cabin and afterdeck floor is 7 sealed water tight (hopefully

Re: [Owfs-developers] Water/Moisture Sensor?

2013-07-07 Thread Peter Hollenbeck
sensors, a Davis weather station and three still webcams, Thanks very much to everyone. Peter On Sun, Jul 7, 2013 at 1:10 PM, Colin Law clan...@googlemail.com wrote: On 7 July 2013 21:05, Peter Hollenbeck pwhb...@gmail.com wrote: Elegant solution. Would I need a computer? Could I just do

Re: [Owfs-developers] Water/Moisture Sensor?

2013-07-07 Thread Peter Hollenbeck
/2013 01:05 PM, Peter Hollenbeck wrote: Elegant solution. Would I need a computer? Could I just do it with a multimeter? I love my Raspberry Pis but maybe one isn't required in this case. If I understand the job right, doesn't that mean that you will be doing major surgery to dry

[Owfs-developers] Water/Moisture Sensor?

2013-07-06 Thread Peter Hollenbeck
I am building a 26 foot wood power boat. The bilge below the cabin and afterdeck floor is 7 sealed water tight (hopefully) compartments. I plan no inspection ports but would like a way to detect moisture. If there were an appropriate sensor I could embed one in each compartment and occasionally

Re: [Owfs-developers] Water/Moisture Sensor?

2013-07-06 Thread Peter Hollenbeck
the temperature of a dry bilge might be, as it is below the water line but separated from the water by 3/4 plywood plus epoxy and paint. Thank you, Peter On Sat, Jul 6, 2013 at 12:28 PM, Jan Kandziora j...@gmx.de wrote: Am 06.07.2013 17:40, schrieb Peter Hollenbeck: I am building a 26 foot wood

Re: [Owfs-developers] Question Re: I/O with the DS2450!!

2013-05-24 Thread Peter Hollenbeck
Mike, They are intended for the Arduino but work at 5v so should fit in OK. Soldering to the pins is a bit fiddly but the mains side is screw terminals. If you find a better way to connect to the pins please let me know:) Solder to what pins? On the Raspberry? How about this:

Re: [Owfs-developers] Question Re: I/O with the DS2450!!

2013-05-24 Thread Peter Hollenbeck
will have to look more into DSI and CSI. Thanks for the tip. Peter On Fri, May 24, 2013 at 3:14 PM, Gregg Levine gregg.drw...@gmail.comwrote: On Fri, May 24, 2013 at 5:28 PM, Peter Hollenbeck pwhb...@gmail.com wrote: Mike, They are intended for the Arduino but work at 5v so should fit in OK

Re: [Owfs-developers] Question Re: I/O with the DS2450!!

2013-05-24 Thread Peter Hollenbeck
://www.hbeck.net On Fri, May 24, 2013 at 6:33 PM, Gregg Levine gregg.drw...@gmail.comwrote: On Fri, May 24, 2013 at 10:26 PM, Peter Hollenbeck pwhb...@gmail.com wrote: I had to look on the internet to find out what DSI and CSI connectors are. I don't use them. Everything in the picture is stock

[Owfs-developers] How to display owfs degugging information

2013-05-21 Thread Peter Hollenbeck
sudo owfs -u -m /weather/1wire starts but /weather/1wire is empty. Device is: Bus 001 Device 004: ID 0403:6001 Future Technology Devices International, Ltd FT232 USB-Serial (UART) IC Is there a way to display debugging information? Thank you, Peter

Re: [Owfs-developers] How to display owfs degugging information

2013-05-21 Thread Peter Hollenbeck
Yes, it is a Raspberry. After following your advice and running rpi-update, owfs is working perfectly. I didn't know about rpi-update. Thank you very much. Peter On Tue, May 21, 2013 at 7:52 AM, p4trykx p4tr...@gmail.com wrote: ** W dniu 21.05.2013 o 17:40 Peter Hollenbeck pwhb...@gmail.com

Re: [Owfs-developers] How to display owfs degugging information

2013-05-21 Thread Peter Hollenbeck
, 2013 at 11:11 AM, Gregg Levine gregg.drw...@gmail.comwrote: On Tue, May 21, 2013 at 1:15 PM, Peter Hollenbeck pwhb...@gmail.com wrote: Yes, it is a Raspberry. After following your advice and running rpi-update, owfs is working perfectly. I didn't know about rpi-update. Thank you very much

[Owfs-developers] Connecting to a DS2438

2013-05-17 Thread Peter Hollenbeck
To use it as a voltage sensor, is it just a matter of connecting the one wire bus and the voltage leads to be sensed? Or is other circuitry required? Thank you for your input. Peter -- AlienVault Unified Security

Re: [Owfs-developers] Connecting to a DS2438

2013-05-17 Thread Peter Hollenbeck
with a diode and capacitor. On Fri, May 17, 2013 at 1:32 PM, Peter Hollenbeck pwhb...@gmail.comwrote: To use it as a voltage sensor, is it just a matter of connecting the one wire bus and the voltage leads to be sensed? Or is other circuitry required? Thank you for your input. Peter

[Owfs-developers] Compile with USB Support

2013-05-16 Thread Peter Hollenbeck
Ubuntu 10 ./configure --enable-usb make sudo make install /opt/owfs/bin/owfs -u -m 1wire returns: DEFAULT: ow_arg.c:(466) USB support (intentionally) not included in compilation. Check LIBUSB, then reconfigure and recompile. I have tried and tried but, being quite old and not so bright, can't

Re: [Owfs-developers] Compile with USB Support

2013-05-16 Thread Peter Hollenbeck
Just a moment ago I did and it fixed the problem. Also, I am discovering more about ./configure, which should server me well. Thank you very much. Peter On Thu, May 16, 2013 at 7:41 AM, p4trykx p4tr...@gmail.com wrote: ** W dniu 16.05.2013 o 16:59 Peter Hollenbeck pwhb...@gmail.com pisze

Re: [Owfs-developers] Raspberry Pi and Fuse

2013-05-09 Thread Peter Hollenbeck
I tried with sudo and without. Same message. Peter On Thu, May 9, 2013 at 8:26 AM, Mick Sulley m...@sulley.info wrote: Did you sudo it? I think the -u option only works with sudo On 09/05/13 15:22, Peter Hollenbeck wrote: Thanks for the suggestion. I installed the modules as you

Re: [Owfs-developers] Raspberry Pi and Fuse

2013-05-09 Thread Peter Hollenbeck
with sudo On 09/05/13 15:22, Peter Hollenbeck wrote: Thanks for the suggestion. I installed the modules as you suggested but I still get the same error. owfs -u -m 1wire fuse: device not found, try 'modprobe fuse' first modprobe fuse appears to do nothing. lsmod shows: Module

Re: [Owfs-developers] GPIO Temperature Sensing

2013-03-04 Thread Peter Hollenbeck
about the archive on SF: http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?set=customviewmonth=0viewday=0forum_name=owfs-developersstyle=threadedmax_rows=100submit=Change+View ** ** ** ** ** ** *From:* Peter Hollenbeck [mailto:pwhb...@gmail.com] *Sent:* Tuesday, 5 March 2013 9:19

Re: [Owfs-developers] Voltage Sensing

2013-03-01 Thread Peter Hollenbeck
did ask for a 12V range, however, and the MS-TV only goes to 10V. That was the only reason for the voltage divider suggestion. By the way, does the Multisensor/type correctly show MS-TV? On Thu, Feb 28, 2013 at 4:51 PM, Peter Hollenbeck pwhb...@gmail.comwrote: I just received from iButtonLink

[Owfs-developers] Voltage Sensing

2013-02-28 Thread Peter Hollenbeck
I just received from iButtonLink a LinkUSB and an MS-TV voltage sensor ($60 total). I went with this solution because I don't know electronics and can't build a voltage sensor starting with a DS The LinkUSB and MS-TV work great for me. Start owfs, then: cat 1wire/26.AA524501/VAD Result

Re: [Owfs-developers] Voltage Sensing

2013-02-24 Thread Peter Hollenbeck
can't recall its name) what can be used for AD conversion on 1wire bus - but I never tried these Attila On Sun, Feb 24, 2013 at 3:37 AM, Peter Hollenbeck pwhb...@gmail.comwrote: I wish to sense the voltage in a nominal 12 volt system. I have seen the DS2450 recommended and I also see a MS

Re: [Owfs-developers] Voltage Sensing

2013-02-24 Thread Peter Hollenbeck
or 8 channels and current or voltage, as well as +/- relays. Paul On Sun, Feb 24, 2013 at 1:59 PM, Peter Hollenbeck pwhb...@gmail.comwrote: Paul, I can't find the EDS008X. Can you tell me where to look? Thanks, Peter P.S. We all appreciate your great work. PH On Sun, Feb 24, 2013 at 4

[Owfs-developers] Voltage Sensing

2013-02-23 Thread Peter Hollenbeck
and it works fine but the voltage sensor will be on a different computer. Thank you, Peter Hollenbeck Electronics Ignoramus. -- Everyone hates slow websites. So do we. Make your web apps faster with AppDynamics Download

Re: [Owfs-developers] Humidity Sensor

2013-02-14 Thread Peter Hollenbeck
My Hobby Boards humidity sensor works. The data is at: 1F.A5D20300/main/26.D89C2101/HIH3600/humidity I am a rookie at owfs as well so don't understand the construct of the addresses. Peter On Thu, Feb 14, 2013 at 11:39 AM, Terry A. Haimann te...@haimann.us wrote: I am having trouble

Re: [Owfs-developers] Measuring DC Voltage

2013-01-06 Thread Peter Hollenbeck
PM, p4trykx p4tr...@gmail.com wrote: ** W dniu 07.01.2013 o 02:52 Peter Hollenbeck pwhb...@gmail.com pisze: Can someone suggest a a way to measure DC voltage in the range 10 to 14 volts? I know nothing about circuits but do have basic soldering skills and have built a few small kits. At one

Re: [Owfs-developers] Owfs-developers Digest, Vol 78, Issue 4

2012-11-06 Thread Peter Hollenbeck
Colin, Terrific weather reporting! May I ask - what is Power a measure of? It indicates about 100 watts. Thanks, Peter On Sun, Nov 4, 2012 at 2:35 AM, Martin Patzak (GMX) martin.pat...@gmx.dewrote: Hello Colin, nice web-page! Too bad I can't access the webcam :( Greetings to Wales, Martin

Re: [Owfs-developers] owserver can't connect to TTYUSB0

2012-11-06 Thread Peter Hollenbeck
I run a Raspberry Pi with Raspbian, a Prolific PL2303 USB to serial adapter and a Hobby Boards serial master. Works fine. Peter On Tue, Nov 6, 2012 at 2:42 PM, Gregg Levine gregg.drw...@gmail.com wrote: On Tue, Nov 6, 2012 at 5:37 PM, Thomas Parvais tparv...@gmail.com wrote: Hello Paul, I

[Owfs-developers] Interpreting Solar

2012-06-18 Thread Peter Hollenbeck
I have a Hobby Boards solar sensor which gives values for current, gain and illuminance. Can anyone tell me how to translate these values to an indication of how sunny it is? Maybe percent of maximum sun. Needless to say I am a rookie. Thanks, Peter

Re: [Owfs-developers] Interpreting Solar

2012-06-18 Thread Peter Hollenbeck
a text file) and use the measured maximum of a sunny day as 100%. I sample my sensors in 5 min intervals, which is not too much, but still accurate enough for statistics. br, Markus On Jun 18, Peter Hollenbeck pwhb...@gmail.com wrote: I have a Hobby Boards solar sensor which gives values

Re: [Owfs-developers] Interpreting Solar

2012-06-18 Thread Peter Hollenbeck
I am collecting values and will try to associated them with what I observe. Peter On Mon, Jun 18, 2012 at 2:38 PM, Mark Richards mark.richa...@massmicro.comwrote: On 6/18/2012 14:40, Peter Hollenbeck wrote: I have a Hobby Boards solar sensor which gives values for current, gain

Re: [Owfs-developers] Fwd: Newbie has a problem running owserver

2012-06-15 Thread Peter Hollenbeck
I will try that. Thank you, Peter On Thu, Jun 14, 2012 at 6:50 PM, Paul Alfille paul.alfi...@gmail.comwrote: add --nozero That version of owserver is older and had trouble with load dynamically the avahi libraries. Paul -- Forwarded message -- From: Peter Hollenbeck pwhb

[Owfs-developers] Newbie has a problem running owserver

2012-06-14 Thread Peter Hollenbeck
I am trying to run owfs-2.8p12 on openSUSE 11.1 Command entered: /opt/owfs/bin/owserver -d /dev/ttyS0 -p localhost: --debug Last few debug lines: DEBUG: ow_tcp_read.c:tcp_read(114) read: 1 - 0 = 1 DEBUG: ow_tcp_read.c:tcp_read(64) attempt 1 bytes Time: 5.00 seconds DEBUG:

Re: [Owfs-developers] WRT54G Basics Question

2012-01-08 Thread Peter Hollenbeck
Thanks very, very much. But I still don't understand why the serial port is needed. Peter On Sun, Jan 8, 2012 at 10:34 AM, p4trykx p4tr...@o2.pl wrote: Dnia 08-01-2012 o 01:35:09 Peter Hollenbeck pwhb...@gmail.com napisał(a): Ah. I am beginning to get it. I could run owserver and owhttp

Re: [Owfs-developers] WRT54G Basics Question

2012-01-08 Thread Peter Hollenbeck
Don't know why that didn't dawn on me. Plain as day. I have browsed all the pages dealing with adding serial connectors. Thank very much. Peter On Sun, Jan 8, 2012 at 12:48 PM, Gregg Levine gregg.drw...@gmail.comwrote: On Sun, Jan 8, 2012 at 3:41 PM, Peter Hollenbeck pwhb...@gmail.com wrote

Re: [Owfs-developers] WRT54G Basics Question

2012-01-08 Thread Peter Hollenbeck
Great. Thanks again. Peter On Sun, Jan 8, 2012 at 3:26 PM, Gregg Levine gregg.drw...@gmail.com wrote: On Sun, Jan 8, 2012 at 6:02 PM, Peter Hollenbeck pwhb...@gmail.com wrote: Don't know why that didn't dawn on me. Plain as day. I have browsed all the pages dealing with adding serial

[Owfs-developers] WRT54G Basics Question

2012-01-07 Thread Peter Hollenbeck
I would like to control a OneWire network from a WRT54G. Have read applicable posts on this forum but don't quit get it. Assuming I add one or two serial ports to the WRT54G, how does one control the OS? Using telnet from another computer? Thanks for any help. This is a great forum. Peter

Re: [Owfs-developers] WRT54G Basics Question

2012-01-07 Thread Peter Hollenbeck
Francisco. You (p4trykx) are, I presume, a young computer engineer in, I think, Poland. I apologize if I'm wrong. Thanks very much, Peter On Sat, Jan 7, 2012 at 3:54 PM, p4trykx p4tr...@o2.pl wrote: Dnia 08-01-2012 o 00:22:15 Peter Hollenbeck pwhb...@gmail.com napisał(a): I would like to control

Re: [Owfs-developers] WRT54G Basics Question

2012-01-07 Thread Peter Hollenbeck
Greenbrae, Marin County. Peter On Sat, Jan 7, 2012 at 5:00 PM, Jerry Scharf sch...@lagunawayconsulting.com wrote: On 01/07/2012 04:35 PM, Peter Hollenbeck wrote: Ah. I am beginning to get it. I could run owserver and owhttp on the WRT and access the data from 192.168.1.xxx:. Correct

[Owfs-developers] No Messages

2011-12-01 Thread Peter Hollenbeck
I haven't received any owfs mail in two days. I presume there has been traffic?? This list provides my most interesting and instructive reading so I really miss it. Peter -- All the data continuously generated in your IT

Re: [Owfs-developers] No Messages

2011-12-01 Thread Peter Hollenbeck
Thanks. On Thu, Dec 1, 2011 at 3:41 PM, Roberto Spadim robe...@spadim.com.brwrote: unsubscribe and subscribe again there was messages yesterday 2011/12/1 Peter Hollenbeck pwhb...@gmail.com I haven't received any owfs mail in two days. I presume there has been traffic?? This list provides

Re: [Owfs-developers] Embedded System

2011-12-01 Thread Peter Hollenbeck
I am hoping to get one of these when the come available this month: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/11/28/raspberry_pi/ Peter On Thu, Dec 1, 2011 at 3:39 PM, Phil White manx@googlemail.com wrote: Hi, A quick question (though I am sure that there isn't a quick answer!) I'm looking at

[Owfs-developers] Barometer Calibration

2011-11-15 Thread Peter Hollenbeck
I have a Hobby Boards B1-R1-A which reads about 954 (millibars I presume). Actual pressure here is 1000+. Elevation about 20 feet. Hobby Boards online calibrator indicates that the offset voltage should be 3.566. I set the B1-R1-A voltage according to instructions in the Weather Toys booK: 1.

Re: [Owfs-developers] Beginner Questions

2011-10-29 Thread Peter Hollenbeck
. But because of the Butes and because the windward side is Crown Land (government owned) no one lives there. This is a great forum. Thanks, Peter On Sat, Oct 29, 2011 at 12:48 PM, p4trykx p4tr...@o2.pl wrote: Dnia 29-10-2011 o 21:02:26 Peter Hollenbeck pwhb...@gmail.com napisał(a): measure

Re: [Owfs-developers] Newbie with baromter/humidity question

2011-10-18 Thread Peter Hollenbeck
I don't know how to check this. Maybe the humidity values are bogus. The Hobby Boards B1-R1-A is supposedly just a barometer. I have ordered a Humidity/Temp/Solar unit (HTS3-R1-A). Probably best to wait until I have it. Thanks, Peter On Tue, Oct 18, 2011 at 3:32 PM, Roberto Spadim

[Owfs-developers] Webcam Pictures

2011-10-08 Thread Peter Hollenbeck
They may be fixed but I wouldn't count on it. Peter -- All of the data generated in your IT infrastructure is seriously valuable. Why? It contains a definitive record of application performance, security threats,

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