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Re: [ECS] ECS X-10 Interface... Ingo Dean Mon, 04 Jan 1999 11:04:25 -0500

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John Craven wrote:
> 
> 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.

ECS doesn't seem to have a built-in item to read them directly, however,
it offers the Command-J item type which allows you to send any
Homevision serial command and read the result.  So using that, you
should have no trouble reading the temperature values.  

I haven't tried it myself yet since I don't have the expansion board
yet.  But I see no reason it shouldn't work.


> 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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