die: C2

I belive too that owfs is doing this properly, but somthing goes wrong
when there is an hub connected between master and slave.

/Thomas

Mark Richards skrev:
> Thomas Berg wrote:
>> Hi again,
>>
>> Yes I can both read and set temp hi and low. I´ve read somwhere on the
>> internet that 85C is an error you get if you do the reading too fast
>> from the 1820 after you have sent the request. If I understood ow_1820.c
> After issuing the conversion the buss must stay high on a parasitic
> network and you must wait at least the conversion time of the device
> and then read the temperature register.
>
> OWFS must of course be doing this properly, otherwise there would be a
> ton of messages from users with temperature devices that are failing.
>
> Worth considering might be the report that certain batches of
> DS18x20's (the "B7" rev of the POR circuitry) had a problem with their
> power on reset circuitry fixed in the subsequent "C2" revision whereby
> they would remain in a "test" mode and would issue an error like this
> after a convert.  The nominal POR value of the temperature register is
> 85.000 degrees C.  According to my reading a power cycle of the chip
> will usually fix the issue, but you can also send a reset, skip match
> rom, followed by a 0x64 command, which issues a power ON reset to the
> chip which restores the chip's trim values and resolves the problem.
>
> I am using this for all my DS18x20 code as a precaution.
>
> I am having trouble posting to the OWFS list as it's rather fussy
> about certain mailserver capabilities so this message is being sent
> directly to Thomas and a cc to the list.
>
> /mark
>
>
>


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