uhmmm anyone want to help me developing a ethernet-serial converter? with
same protocol like ser2net?
with this we coudl plug a ds2480b and put it anywhere...
just one computer running owserver and connecting via ethernet to ds2480b
serial-onewire adapter
2011/11/3 Jim Kusznir <[email protected]>
> Our lab (Washington State University Smarthome lab) has purchased all
> models of plug computers made by GlobalScale (eg, the Sheeva, Guru,
> and Dream Plug). We use them to run OWFS and other middleware at
> remote sites and send that data back to our central DB. We've
> purchased 5 Sheeva's, 1 Guru, and 21 Guru's.
>
> The general hardware spec is very good and would be a good match for
> your application. Unfortunately, GlobalScale's quality control is
> nearly non-existant. Our order of 21 Guru's (and my 1 personal
> purchase) experienced 6 RMA-required plugs. Some arrived with an
> internal rattle; one with defective RAM, two had their ethernet PHY's
> fail shortly after going into production. GlobalScale has replaced
> all the failed units so far, but it does take a lot longer than they
> say, and it did require several "reminder" phone calls. Also note
> that the WiFi/Bluetooth chip used in the guru is not exactly what the
> part number claims, and as a result, drivers are a pain and in our
> experiences for our applications, the wifi chip+drivers was too
> unstable for use.
>
> The guru was a total engineering failure, do not buy.
>
> The sheeva was very solid. We don't have many in production anymore,
> but aside from one PSU failure (our first one), they've all been rock
> solid. They also include the JTAG/serial interface for initial
> configuration (its ~$40 for the guru and dreamplug).
>
> E-mail me if you want more specific details. Oh, and we run Gentoo on
> all plug varieties.
>
> --Jim
> Lab Manager
>
> On Wed, Nov 2, 2011 at 8:47 PM, Peter Hollenbeck <[email protected]>
> wrote:
> > Let me know if this is too far off track.
> > At a remote, unattended site I use gphoto2 to capture images from two
> > cameras and soon will use owfs to capture weather data. Images and
> weather
> > data are posted to my web site (http://www.hbeck.net). Am using openSUSE
> > 11.1 on a Jetway MB with Via Nano CPU. But no data needs to stay on the
> PC
> > as everything is sent to the web site. So it seems a plug or similar
> > computer with no HD would do the job. On this list I have seen
> references to
> > Sheeva, BeagleBoard, and maybe others. I would appreciate any comments.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Peter
> >
> >
> >
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