Recent content by morglum

Good product there, I dont have any good reason not to use it actually B)

Awesome post there- thanks for it. I'm really not sure I want to build it given that TED goes for only 200$, but being able to monitor all the breakers is what has me interested. The open energy monitor , whichs uses an arduino board seems to be a good and relatively cheap option. It...

Hi, That was exactly my question - is there a way to take phase into account using a second DS2438? I just answered myself though: ds2438 can only measure DS current. I'll go look at the arduino. cheers

Hey all, I'm considering building an energy monitor using CTs for sensing the current and outputting a voltage ds2438's for reading the said voltage. The problem is that power=voltage*amperage only works with resistive loads, not motors, fridges, etc.. (Awesome explanation here) I would...

I agree that this article *really* coudl use some benchmarks, but I guess 3.33 GHz isnt something to spit on :)

toms hardwarel built a powerful 25W computer using an i5. If you want quiet, Electrodacus from the silentpcreview forum found a fanless 130W power supply and sells it for 40$. You'll also need an AC-DC power brick (like one for a laptop), he refers to a li-shin one you can get on ebay for 40$...

What about a SheevaPlug? 5 watts 1.2 GHz ARM cpu 512 MB ram etc... 99$

Ok. Just to make sure, by "Have you utilized the 1-wire native Maxim technologies application to test your communications?", did you mean OneWireViewer or something else? Also, Could the temperature sensor could have a communicatio nerror but not the ds2406? They are on the same network...

My DS18S20 is on parasitic power, could that be why6

Hey Pete, Thanks, I was just trying to maximize my chances :) I see both sensors perfectly in both OneWireViewer and xapmcs1wire. However, the changes on the DS18S20 dont seem to reach Homeseer, and I see the above-mentionned error in XFX Viewer.. Changes in the DS2406 do reach homeseer...

Hey everyone. I'm building my first one-wire network with two sensors (one DS18S20 temperature sensor and one DS2406 to be used as a relay). my setup: I'm using HomeSeer 2 I use xAP hub, xapmcs1wire and mcsxap to communicate between the sensors and homeseer. I use xfx viewer to monitor...

damn :) Huge thanks for finding this out. I'lll try oune of those tsoc packages then

Thanks BLH for helping me through these newbie steps. I'm only just learning what "surface mount device" is, so I'm coming a long way. Watched a few youtube videos on soldering SMD's already... ;) I had a look at the form of the DS2438 and it's a "8-pin SOIC". Someone on ebay sells these...

Thanks guy for your help. 1) For the resistor/amp calculation, I think I understand. I'll let you know if it works. 2) Re: the DS2413. I have Hobby Board's TSOC DS2413. I'm not sure what a PCB designed to hold a surface mounted part looks like. Would you mind giving me a link ...

Thanks BLH, I appreciate your help. Just to make sure, just replacing the LED with my relay and the 330 ohm resistor with a 1000 ohm resistor doesnt sound like a really bad idea, correct? Also, quick newbie question if you don't mind. What's a good way to connect my DS2413? There's no way I...