hot water temp alert?
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BraveSirRobbin
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Very nice! I assume CQC has a driver for the RS485 output? Did you need a conversion to RS232?
Also, did you use the 10K thermistor for the temp sensor? If so, which one?
Steve
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I'll let Rob give the details, but I am also going to use the Datanab for all temp sensors (pool, inside, outside, etc). One of the reasons is that yes, it does use the 10k sensors and those are the ones I need for pool without having to rig up my own. Yes, there is a CQC driver for it. Rob's thermistors are here, but that whole thread has good info (pics are near the end).
toymaster458
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CQC Does have a driver and it will be in the next official CQC Release. You will need a RS485 to RS232 adapter. The Ai32 is compatible with all of the 10k thermistors on my site referenced.
beelzerob
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Hehe..well, they seem to have filled in the gaps. 
Ya, the datanab is a ridiculously useful device. All told, I'm going to have it be monitoring room temps, outside temps, hot water and cold water temps, HVAC chase temp, sump pump amps, well pump amps, effluent pump amps, all window and door open/close contacts, all smoke alarm relays (for secondary notification only)...and I forget what else, there seems to be something more.
Oh ya....humidity monitoring outside our steam/walk-in shower, so it'll trigger the exhaust fan.
Ya, the datanab is a ridiculously useful device. All told, I'm going to have it be monitoring room temps, outside temps, hot water and cold water temps, HVAC chase temp, sump pump amps, well pump amps, effluent pump amps, all window and door open/close contacts, all smoke alarm relays (for secondary notification only)...and I forget what else, there seems to be something more.
Oh ya....humidity monitoring outside our steam/walk-in shower, so it'll trigger the exhaust fan.
I use the Oregon Scientific Wired sensor attached to the hot water outlet from our hot water tank. It works great! Here's the unit refernece:
http://www2.oregonscientific.com/shop/prod...d=7&pid=526
Best regards,
Todd
felixrosbergen
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beelzerob:
For water temps do you attach the sensor to the pipe or is the sensor 'inside'? Can you give a sensor model number/link?
If attached to the pipe, how do you attach? Ductape??
For the amps, are you using the tranduccers?? They seem pricey at about $45 / piece. Is that what you use or a different one? Again..a model / link woudl be veyr helpfull...
Still looking for a way to measure my energy usage/amps for the whole house that can be integrated into CQC and database program...anybody have any suggestions?
For water temps do you attach the sensor to the pipe or is the sensor 'inside'? Can you give a sensor model number/link?
If attached to the pipe, how do you attach? Ductape??
For the amps, are you using the tranduccers?? They seem pricey at about $45 / piece. Is that what you use or a different one? Again..a model / link woudl be veyr helpfull...
Still looking for a way to measure my energy usage/amps for the whole house that can be integrated into CQC and database program...anybody have any suggestions?
beelzerob
Senior Member
It's inside. Pics probably describe better.
Charmed quark thread, page 4+ has the pics
I use the transducers. Ya, they are a bit pricey...more so than the other sensors that work with the datanab. That's why I only use then on critical equipment (pumps, mainly), mainly for alarm purposes than for energy usage measurement, though they do work for that too.
Obviously these work in cqc, and thus with the datalogdb driver, you can record all of that data....but for your entire house, these aren't going to work. These can measure up to 50 amps, so for a 200 amp panel like I have, in theory I'd just need 4. But that means you'd have to disconnect every wire in your panel and run the hot wire through the transducer, making sure to keep the max amps of the circuit below the 50 amps it could read (or it'd just be "off scale" and you wouldn't get a true reading). Plus, the other downside, is that they don't have a 220v version. You can put it on a 220v circuit, but you won't get a reliable amount..you'll just get notification that a current is flowing, basically. At least, that's what I've been told, I haven't put mine on a 220v circuit yet.
Hope that helps.
Charmed quark thread, page 4+ has the pics
I use the transducers. Ya, they are a bit pricey...more so than the other sensors that work with the datanab. That's why I only use then on critical equipment (pumps, mainly), mainly for alarm purposes than for energy usage measurement, though they do work for that too.
Obviously these work in cqc, and thus with the datalogdb driver, you can record all of that data....but for your entire house, these aren't going to work. These can measure up to 50 amps, so for a 200 amp panel like I have, in theory I'd just need 4. But that means you'd have to disconnect every wire in your panel and run the hot wire through the transducer, making sure to keep the max amps of the circuit below the 50 amps it could read (or it'd just be "off scale" and you wouldn't get a true reading). Plus, the other downside, is that they don't have a 220v version. You can put it on a 220v circuit, but you won't get a reliable amount..you'll just get notification that a current is flowing, basically. At least, that's what I've been told, I haven't put mine on a 220v circuit yet.
Hope that helps.
toymaster458
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I personaly have not found any cheaper, if you do let me know and I well see if they are compatable with the Ai series modules.
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