I may want to use a 1-wire network for temperature sensors sometime in the future, so I'm thinking about doing some rough-in wiring for it now while the walls are open. At this point, I have no idea where the PC, hub, etc. (whatever hardware it takes in addition to the sensors) would be located.
For locations that are hard to get to when the walls are closed and I think I may want a sensor, is simply running a cat5e cable from that location to an easily accessible location in the attic good enough? Do I need to worry about these cables causing problems when having to be spliced in (by some method) later?
I have lots of spare cat5e cable, so I don't have a problem using it, even if it is overkill for 1-wire networks.
Thanks,
Ira
For locations that are hard to get to when the walls are closed and I think I may want a sensor, is simply running a cat5e cable from that location to an easily accessible location in the attic good enough? Do I need to worry about these cables causing problems when having to be spliced in (by some method) later?
I have lots of spare cat5e cable, so I don't have a problem using it, even if it is overkill for 1-wire networks.
Thanks,
Ira