W800RF

[jim3342]

Has anyone used the W800RF over ethernet using some type of serial to ethernet device? I would like to have all the received serial data from the W800 forwarded to an IP address and port number.

I would like to avoid having a virtual com port as I plan to have multiple W800's installed remotely.

 

[Michael McSharry]

Has anyone used the W800RF over ethernet using some type of serial to ethernet device? I would like to have all the received serial data from the W800 forwarded to an IP address and port number.

I would like to avoid having a virtual com port as I plan to have multiple W800's installed remotely.

I have mine connected via a Lantronix EPS series IP/Serial adapter. xapmcsRF is the software used to directly talk to the hardware without use of the virtual com ports.

 

[SethP]

Have you tried running any 1-wire adapters this way? I have a building connected only via wi-fi where I need some sensors. I bought a serial-to-ethernet adapter called the Net232, and it comes with Lantronix drivers, but I cannot get 1-wire or Upstart to work with it. Perhaps the 1-wire adapters like your device better?

I know I can use the HA7Net, but I want to avoid that. I have my own HS plugin for 1-wire, and I built in support for multiple adapters.

Thanks!

Seth

I have mine connected via a Lantronix EPS series IP/Serial adapter. xapmcsRF is the software used to directly talk to the hardware without use of the virtual com ports.

 

[Michael McSharry]

Have you tried running any 1-wire adapters this way? I have a building connected only via wi-fi where I need some sensors. I bought a serial-to-ethernet adapter called the Net232, and it comes with Lantronix drivers, but I cannot get 1-wire or Upstart to work with it. Perhaps the 1-wire adapters like your device better?

I know I can use the HA7Net, but I want to avoid that. I have my own HS plugin for 1-wire, and I built in support for multiple adapters.

Thanks!

Seth

I have mine connected via a Lantronix EPS series IP/Serial adapter. xapmcsRF is the software used to directly talk to the hardware without use of the virtual com ports.

The dumb DS9097U relies upon timing from the PC so when decoupled via TCP the timing is lost and it will not function. I run my UPB in message mode behind an EPS. I have never tried it in pulse mode. I also run a Temp05 as a second 1-wire interface behind the EPS. The DS9097U is the only interface that I have that is not IP-connected. Besides timing you also need to be sensitive to the voltage levels as the EPS puts out around 3.5 volts. A serial interfaces that is expecting the RS-232 standard may not work at this low of a threshold. The only circuit mod I have had to make due to voltage levels is with early generation Rain8Net.

 

[SethP]

Thank you for the info. I guess I'm stuck with HA7Net for remote 1-wire connectivity. Does the 9490 (USB 1-wire interface) also rely upon PC timing, and therefore won't work via IP?

What settings are you using on the device server for UPB? I can't get upstart to see the PIM regardless of how I set the device server. I was told 9600/n/8/1, but that's definitely not working either.

Thanks!

Seth

The dumb DS9097U relies upon timing from the PC so when decoupled via TCP the timing is lost and it will not function. I run my UPB in message mode behind an EPS. I have never tried it in pulse mode. I also run a Temp05 as a second 1-wire interface behind the EPS. The DS9097U is the only interface that I have that is not IP-connected. Besides timing you also need to be sensitive to the voltage levels as the EPS puts out around 3.5 volts. A serial interfaces that is expecting the RS-232 standard may not work at this low of a threshold. The only circuit mod I have had to make due to voltage levels is with early generation Rain8Net.

 

[Michael McSharry]

The Simply Automated PIM is 4800,n,8,1. DTR is the only discrete signal required per the UPB spec for the PIM hardware, but I do not think it needs to be active.

I have no IP/USB devices except my printers, but I believe the DS9490 is essentially the same level of device as the DS9097 where timing comes from the PC.

The is also an OpNode that does the xAP protocol for the 1-wire interface. Since it is a European product it will be expensive relative to the HA7Net and I do not know the number of 1-wire devices it supports or if the user has ability to add other types. It is open source for both the C software running in a Connect-ME micro as well as the hardware drawings and Gerber files.