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Re: [ECS] ECS X-10 Interface... John Craven Mon, 04 Jan 1999 10:42:14 -0500

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Mark
the temp sensors are a new feature on HV, these are single wire serial digital
devices that are addressed by HV they are not connected to digital ports.  They
can only be attached to the expansion board.  I am also looking at HV and am
interested in ECS and its support of HV.  Does ECS support the HV expansion board.

specs:
Up to 64 sensors can be connected to the same three wires. Each sensor has it's
own unique address so it can be
          individually read.
          Temperature range of -50 to +205 degreesF.
          1 dergree F resolution.
          15 sensors can be automatically read per second.

Mark Gilmore wrote:

> Hi Devlin,
> I am not intimate with the HV temp sensors, but I would assume
> that they would be accessed via the normal digital-inputs
> (on main board or expansions), which are supported by ECS.
> Your cable question is above my head, but I would expect
> a knowledgable response will be forthcoming from another
> ECS user.
>
> Devlin wrote:
> >
> > Greetings:
> >
> > Can you use ECS to control the full version of homevision (the one that runs
> > without a PC)?  If you can, can you still use the homevision expansion board
> > that allows the use of digitel temperature sensors?  The homevision page
> > says that this board will not work with homevisionPC.
> >
> > I am also trying to pick an x10/analog/digital input interface.  I would
> > like to put it in a closet ~150' from my computer.  Will this work ok with
> > cat 4 twisted pair?  Alternatively I could put a 4 port lan hub in the
> > closet - can you connet to that?
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Jim Devlin
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From:   David Rabin [mailto:d-rabin@nwu.edu]
> > Sent:   Sunday, January 03, 1999 12:18 PM
> > To:     ecs-list@netbloc.com
> > Subject:        Re: [ECS] ECS X-10 Interface...
> >
> > i would buy homevision.
> > it has ir, and digital inputs and outputs. you can add analog inputs.
> > if you buy homevision pc it needs a computer turned on running ecs but if
> > you buy regular homevison you can run its software as standalone without a
> > computer turned on so you have more flexibility (tho this may be heresy on
> > the ecs list) and i have homevision and like it...tech support is
> > unbeatable and it works fine (i am told) with all versions of ecs.the ir is
> > a learning ir and it works fine for me and i have never had an ir signal it
> > didnt work with...
> >
> > david
> >
> > At 12:39 PM 1/3/99 -0500, you wrote:
> > >Hello,
> > >
> > >Having recently freed up some time to download and peruse ECS lite, I
> > >see that it supports a number of X-10 interfaces, which I obviously need
> > >
> > >to get ECS to do anything useful.
> > >
> > >My question is: which is the best interface (and from where to purchase
> > >it) to use with ECS?  I would like to control not only X-10 devices but
> > >digital and analog devices in the future, as well.  The descriptions of
> > >the devices in ECS are good and allow me to reduce the list to those
> > >that do not suport digital/analog I/O.
> > >
> > >I have seen a lot of chatter about the Mico-Redac interface device which
> > >
> > >seems to do everything I want, but cannot find it for sale.  I have
> > >found Applied Digital's web site, but see no mention of the device
> > >there.
> > >
> > >Thanks in advance for your input,
> > >
> > >Stephen Weiss
> > >seweiss@fast.net
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
>
> --
> Mark Gilmore
> Omnipotence (Home Automation Software)
> omnip@usit.net
> http://www.usit.com/omnip

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