Re: Import temperature and switch on/off the heater with Rev

2009-02-08 Thread Bob Earp
Mark-It does with a USB to Serial adapter. Once the adapter is set up to replicate a specific port you just tell PortMon to monitor the pseudo port, unfortunately only on Windows though.best, Bob...~~Message: 2Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2009 14:37:40 -0800From: Mark Wieder

Re: Import temperature and switch on/off the heater with Rev

2009-02-05 Thread Judy Perry
No, just kidding. On Wed, Feb 4, 2009 at 7:10 AM, dunb...@aol.com wrote: Judy, you aren't really upset? :-( Craig Newman ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage

Re: Import temperature and switch on/off the heater with Rev

2009-02-04 Thread René Micout
Hello JB, Is that work with USB musical keyboard ? René from Paris Le 4 févr. 09 à 07:29, -= JB =- a écrit : You could probably do it with X10 devices. I used to control X10 devices with OS 8.6. They were controlled from the serial port but the new device is USB. I am writing a stack

Re: Import temperature and switch on/off the heater with Rev

2009-02-04 Thread -= JB =-
I really haven't done any usb stuff yet except configure the port. I have done some testing with an internal modem using the serial port. The only thing I have done with usb is list the devices. It is possible the only way to access most usb devices is to write a driver for Rev to access

Re: Import temperature and switch on/off the heater with Rev

2009-02-04 Thread mazzapa...@libero.it
Thank you all of you for the insights about serial interfaces. I will make some test and I will let you know. Now I am more confident to carry on my project. Best regards, Paolo ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com

Re: Import temperature and switch on/off the heater with Rev

2009-02-04 Thread Judy Perry
Yeah, so I hear ;-) I was just on ChatRev with BvG the other day and referenced something else, and he immediately wrote back and said, Now I know how old you are! :-/ I'm not certain but I don't think it was a compliment! @;-) Regards, Judy http://revined.blogspot.com On Tue, Feb 3, 2009 at

Re: Import temperature and switch on/off the heater with Rev

2009-02-04 Thread DunbarX
In a message dated 2/4/09 8:36:07 AM, katheryn.swynf...@gmail.com writes: I'm not certain but I don't think it was a compliment! Of course it was a compliment. We have to stick together, you know. It is always possible to connect wires to a computer.The trick is to have fun doing so. The

Re: Import temperature and switch on/off the heater with Rev

2009-02-04 Thread DunbarX
In a message dated 2/4/09 12:56:19 AM, stephenrevoluti...@barncard.com writes: This company mentions apple drivers and Runtime Rev. They make USB I/O Boxes -- and even some stuff that works with fischertechnik kits.They've been around for a while.

Re: Import temperature and switch on/off the heater with Rev

2009-02-04 Thread Bob Earp
Mark,Thanks for the feedback. The Arduino looks a very cool device and as soon as I can escape form other tasks I'll lock myself away and play with it. Yep, I know, I have to get a life :-)I've been using the free PortMon utility from Microsoft

Re: Import temperature and switch on/off the heater with Rev

2009-02-04 Thread Mark Wieder
Bob- Interesting - I didn't think portmon worked with usb ports. -- -Mark Wieder mwie...@ahsoftware.net ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription

Re: Import temperature and switch on/off the heater with Rev

2009-02-04 Thread DunbarX
In a message dated 2/4/09 4:56:24 PM, rje...@hotmail.com writes: Mark,Thanks for the feedback.  The Arduino looks a very cool device and as soon as I can escape form other tasks I'll lock myself away and play with it. The Service USP Plus looks much easier to use (Rev support) and has

Import temperature and switch on/off the heater with Rev

2009-02-03 Thread paolo
Dear friends, I had this crazy idea: I would like to create a Rev application to control the temperature of my room. So, I need my application to import the temperature from a thermometer and switch on/off the heater. I found documentation for an affordable external device in internet :

Re: Import temperature and switch on/off the heater with Rev

2009-02-03 Thread Thomas McGrath III
Paolo, I'm not familiar with this device but the answer to 2 is yes for sure, I do it here all the time. I also control my telescope, TV, Cable, Robosapien Robot, lights, etc. If the device can handle serial commands then that is the easiest way. I am looking into that device now... more

Re: Import temperature and switch on/off the heater with Rev

2009-02-03 Thread Thomas McGrath III
Paolo, The Macintosh drivers for this device are the standard FTDIUSB Serial Drivers which emulate a serial device over USB so the good news is that you should be able to connect to the virtual port from Revolution on the mac. I am not familiar with the drivers being used for windows

Re: Import temperature and switch on/off the heater with Rev

2009-02-03 Thread camm29
Paolo , Should work ! If you do not have a RS232 Port then use a serial Port/Usb emulator driver. If you have a RS232 Port then use a USB to RS232 cable convertor. Rev will send / read from Serial Com Ports only , the above is the solution. Rev 3.00 is better as you can use Com Ports 9

Re: Import temperature and switch on/off the heater with Rev

2009-02-03 Thread stephen barncard
I'm pretty sure the KEYSPAN interface and software works with rev the last time I tried it. Just checked. They're now owned by Tripp-Lite.http://www.tripplite.com/EN/products/model.cfm?txtSeriesID=518txtModelID=3914 sqb 2009/2/3 Bob Earp rje...@hotmail.com Paolo, to my knowledge there is no

Re: Import temperature and switch on/off the heater with Rev

2009-02-03 Thread Bob Earp
Paolo, to my knowledge there is no capability within Rev of communicating with a USB port, although I think Chuck had been working on something along time ago.I've been wanting to use a Rev project as an interface to the aircraft simulators we build and have been working on getting Rev on OS

Re: Import temperature and switch on/off the heater with Rev

2009-02-03 Thread Mark Wieder
Bob- The Arduino works well with rev. If you're using Windows and need to do some usb protocol troubleshooting, there's a great tool available at http://www.aggsoft.com/usb-port-monitor.htm Unfortunately they don't have an osx version, and I haven't found anything else that does this sort of

Re: Import temperature and switch on/off the heater with Rev

2009-02-03 Thread Thomas McGrath III
Yes the HIGH SPEED serial adapter will work. I use it here all the time. The other serial adapters were not high speed and caused problems. I use the 19HS model that Stephen listed. I have also used straight USB devices that make use of the standard FTDIUSB Serial Drivers with great

Re: Import temperature and switch on/off the heater with Rev

2009-02-03 Thread Judy Perry
Wasn't there an old HC serial (ADB) adapter thingy that allowed you to control external electronics? Made by Beehive maybe? Used to control the lighting of the world's tallest towers? (Jacque would remember). Is there a USB version of it now? I thought that people used to do this sort of thing

Re: Import temperature and switch on/off the heater with Rev

2009-02-03 Thread dunbarx
I did those towers. 1998. Still working... Craig newman On Feb 3, 2009, at 11:01:17 PM, Judy Perry katheryn.swynf...@gmail.com wrote: From: Judy Perry katheryn.swynf...@gmail.com Subject:Re: Import temperature and switch on/off the heater with Rev Date: February 3, 2009 11:01:17 PM EST

Re: Import temperature and switch on/off the heater with Rev

2009-02-03 Thread Judy Perry
Dunbar, That is s awesome! So, does the serial adapter thingy still exist as far as you know? Was it Beehive? Judy who REMEMBERS! http://revined.blogspot.com On Tue, Feb 3, 2009 at 8:23 PM, dunbarx dunb...@aol.com wrote: I did those towers. 1998. Still working... Craig newman On Feb

Re: Import temperature and switch on/off the heater with Rev

2009-02-03 Thread dunbarx
Judy. Makes you one of the oldsters, you know. The serial gadget was by someone else.  I can check when I get to my office.  Beehive was the ADB guys All three developers are out of the business.  There should be someone willing to take up the calling with Rev and USB, though. Someone smart

Re: Import temperature and switch on/off the heater with Rev

2009-02-03 Thread stephen barncard
This company mentions apple drivers and Runtime Rev. They make USB I/O Boxes -- and even some stuff that works with fischertechnik kits.They've been around for a while. http://www.bkohg.com/serviceusbplus_e.html The CD-ROM contains the Service-USB driver for Macintosh MacOS X, QuickTime films

Re: Import temperature and switch on/off the heater with Rev

2009-02-03 Thread -= JB =-
You could probably do it with X10 devices. I used to control X10 devices with OS 8.6. They were controlled from the serial port but the new device is USB. I am writing a stack that will control the serial and USB ports but haven't been working on it for a few months. I was able to