Re: [Dorset] A New Wimborne Model Town Project Query - Sensing Water Levels and Flow

2017-05-05 Thread Terry Coles
On Friday, 5 May 2017 15:47:33 BST Ralph Corderoy wrote: > Again looking at it back to front, the simulation could help determine > the limits of the real-world that can be handled. Since the Pi has a clock speed of 700 MHz +, depending on the model and everything else is analogue, I think it's

Re: [Dorset] A New Wimborne Model Town Project Query - Sensing Water Levels and Flow

2017-05-05 Thread Ralph Corderoy
Hi Terry, > The biggest problem that we encountered was simulating the real world > parameters in a realistic way. Again looking at it back to front, the simulation could help determine the limits of the real-world that can be handled. > For example. Our river system is likely to have a

Re: [Dorset] A New Wimborne Model Town Project Query - Sensing Water Levels and Flow

2017-05-05 Thread Terry Coles
On Friday, 5 May 2017 13:55:03 BST James Blake wrote: > When I've seen similar things done in industrial control networks you > typically create a software sandbox similar to that described in order to > define the programmable logic controller commands. I have experience of using similar systems

Re: [Dorset] A New Wimborne Model Town Project Query - Sensing Water Levels and Flow

2017-05-05 Thread Terry Coles
On Friday, 5 May 2017 13:37:02 BST Ralph Corderoy wrote: > > Thanks. I'll look into that, although I doubt that we'll be writing > > software for some time. We need to get the system design nailed down > > first and we can't do that until we've built and tested some sensors. > > That seems

Re: [Dorset] A New Wimborne Model Town Project Query - Sensing Water Levels and Flow

2017-05-05 Thread James Blake
When I've seen similar things done in industrial control networks you typically create a software sandbox similar to that described in order to define the programmable logic controller commands. These typically take the form of UI controls that simulate: Sensors (a check box for binary

Re: [Dorset] A New Wimborne Model Town Project Query - Sensing Water Levels and Flow

2017-05-05 Thread Ralph Corderoy
Hi Terry, > > If the control logic looks like being at all complex you'll probably > > want to simulate the system all in software; your control logic > > versus random events/you acting as the gods. ... > Thanks. I'll look into that, although I doubt that we'll be writing > software for some