I'm looking to remotely monitor a digital thermometer connected to a computer. The computer I plan to use has USB and Serial. I have to use Windows, but only because I couldn't get Unix loaded on this old computer.
I need to export the temp to a location 1,000 miles away. Haven't decided if I'm using the web, FTP, Telnet, or what for the data transfer. I want flexibility where I can write the Perl program to do what I need to do. I'm sending this to you guys in case one of you has already grappled with this. I can see on the internet that there are about 1,000 options. Please call me or e-mail the list if you can help me decide which way to go with this. Buying something from a local store might be my best option. I plan to go to EPO and Fryes today to see what is available there. I'm think this one is what I need, but I'm to lazy to do all this work: http://www.riccibitti.com/pc_therm.htm This one seem really good: http://www.spiderplant.com/hlt/index.html but that first link says they are out of business. Do these USB powered units work? http://www.tomtop.com/pc-laptop-usb-powered-thermometer-temperature-sensor-data-log.html http://www.lancos.com/webtherm.html http://www.pcsensor.com/index.php?_a=viewProd&productId=15 A very interesting one: http://www.maxim-ic.com/products/ibutton/products/ibuttons.cfm This one will probably work, given the price: http://www.americanweather.com/product_info.php?cPath=23&products_id=48&osCsid=686d544982fe2f42e47e0dfe239aca47 Talk on a blog: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/mcreasy/archive/2004/07/19/187554.aspx Mike Flannigan 281-286-6869 _______________________________________________ Houston mailing list [email protected] http://mail.pm.org/mailman/listinfo/houston Website: http://houston.pm.org/
