The alternative firmware is getting quite mature. And e beta testers Google groups is now open to the public. So if you want to take a look you're most welcome at:
http://groups.google.com/group/catgenius
CatGenie; Experience and realtime cycle monitoring
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Re: CatGenie; Experience and realtime cycle monitoring
I know this is a bit of an old topic to revive, but there is a solution now to monitor your CatGenie in real time. It's called CartridgeGenius and you can read all about it here: http://www.litterbox-central.com/litter ... c3601.html
This device is basically developed to allow CatGenie owners to refill their cartridges. It replaces the internal RF-ID chip reader and the installation process in completely reversible. When installed, CartridgeGenius fully emulates the RF-ID chip reader and a cartridge chip, to make CatGenie think everything is as it should be.
Especially interesting to people on this forum is that CartridgeGenius has a serial port reporting when the cartridge level has been decreased (=washing cycle started). It also reports the absolute level of the cartridge, so this can be incorporated in a Domotica system, to notify the user when the cartridge needs to be refilled.
This device is basically developed to allow CatGenie owners to refill their cartridges. It replaces the internal RF-ID chip reader and the installation process in completely reversible. When installed, CartridgeGenius fully emulates the RF-ID chip reader and a cartridge chip, to make CatGenie think everything is as it should be.
Especially interesting to people on this forum is that CartridgeGenius has a serial port reporting when the cartridge level has been decreased (=washing cycle started). It also reports the absolute level of the cartridge, so this can be incorporated in a Domotica system, to notify the user when the cartridge needs to be refilled.