II LOG or not II LOG ( buying/starting tips )
Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2006 9:54 pm
Hi BWired (and the rest of this forum)
As mentioned early'er i want to start with buying some 1-Wire hardware for my first steps. After reading alot on your site and this forum i still have some small questions.
I read that you use the LOG from the Midon company, at this moment the LOG is replaced by the LOG II variant (with some less possibility's if i read correctly against the 'old' LOG), can you tell me something about the output of this device? and maybe a small example of how the commands are look like when you (or the bwired software) is talking to the LOG device?
Some point i didn't find on the midon site about the LOG II is, if the LOG II has the capability's to log some switch state's (for example: the state of a NC or NO doorcontact) i know it supports the DS2423 based counters, but AFAIK this isn't the same as a NO/NC contact state.)
I also looked at the Ethernet 1-Wire® Bus Master (HA7NET) device, it looks as a very good device to me, but i think this device isn't capable to log data (with no pc attached) as the LOG II does.
Is this a correct conclusion?
What i think i need is a standalone device with the capability's to log/registering some 1-Wire data and store it internally so the pc can collect it at 'any' moment (with in mind that there is a fysical limit of storing capability's).
Do you good experience with the LOG BWired? and would you buy it again if you can do it all over?
What kind of power supply do you have attached to your LOG device BWired? this because if i'm gonna buy this device (depending on the reactions at some questions) i gonna need some power supply, and midon has only powersupply (adapter) for the USA with a voltage of 110V instead of 230Vac.
Are there some other competitive device's with 'the same' features/capability's as the LOG II?
So the big question of all times
what do you guys recomment to me?
So if i understand it all correctly then i need the following ingredients (materials) for logging/registrating a gas/energy meter. correct me if i am wrong.<ul>
<li>Some 1-Wire Host device for interface the 1-Wire network with an pc, with or without (standalone) logging capability's.</li>
<li>Some 1-Wire Counter, for example the TAI8586 1-Wire double optocoupled counter module from the aagelectronica company</li>
<li>Some puls reflective sensor, wich can count the reflection mark on the gas meter. this could be from the company Conrad, Farnell etc etc.</li>
<li>Some power supply for the 1-Wire (Host/Network)</li>
<li>Some cables to attach the 1-Wire counter with the host device</li>
<li>Some serial/nullmodem/rs232 cable to attach the host to the pc (depents a little bit of the host device)</li>
<li>A box with a lott of patience, luck and good wills</li>
<li>A good filled walled</li>
<li>The BWired forum.</li>
</ul>
I'm very curious about the way to/you are interfacing with the LOG device (i think it's a developer's thing to be as curious as i am) from the pc.
This would be all for this moment, i just wait and read the reply(s), and here the same story... if satisfied then i think im gonna place a order somewhere.
(Someone tips, hints? stores? prices? for buying the needed hardware)
Thanks in advance everyone,
Richard Donckerbergh
As mentioned early'er i want to start with buying some 1-Wire hardware for my first steps. After reading alot on your site and this forum i still have some small questions.
I read that you use the LOG from the Midon company, at this moment the LOG is replaced by the LOG II variant (with some less possibility's if i read correctly against the 'old' LOG), can you tell me something about the output of this device? and maybe a small example of how the commands are look like when you (or the bwired software) is talking to the LOG device?
Some point i didn't find on the midon site about the LOG II is, if the LOG II has the capability's to log some switch state's (for example: the state of a NC or NO doorcontact) i know it supports the DS2423 based counters, but AFAIK this isn't the same as a NO/NC contact state.)
I also looked at the Ethernet 1-Wire® Bus Master (HA7NET) device, it looks as a very good device to me, but i think this device isn't capable to log data (with no pc attached) as the LOG II does.
Is this a correct conclusion?
What i think i need is a standalone device with the capability's to log/registering some 1-Wire data and store it internally so the pc can collect it at 'any' moment (with in mind that there is a fysical limit of storing capability's).
Do you good experience with the LOG BWired? and would you buy it again if you can do it all over?
What kind of power supply do you have attached to your LOG device BWired? this because if i'm gonna buy this device (depending on the reactions at some questions) i gonna need some power supply, and midon has only powersupply (adapter) for the USA with a voltage of 110V instead of 230Vac.
Are there some other competitive device's with 'the same' features/capability's as the LOG II?
So the big question of all times
what do you guys recomment to me?So if i understand it all correctly then i need the following ingredients (materials) for logging/registrating a gas/energy meter. correct me if i am wrong.<ul>
<li>Some 1-Wire Host device for interface the 1-Wire network with an pc, with or without (standalone) logging capability's.</li>
<li>Some 1-Wire Counter, for example the TAI8586 1-Wire double optocoupled counter module from the aagelectronica company</li>
<li>Some puls reflective sensor, wich can count the reflection mark on the gas meter. this could be from the company Conrad, Farnell etc etc.</li>
<li>Some power supply for the 1-Wire (Host/Network)</li>
<li>Some cables to attach the 1-Wire counter with the host device</li>
<li>Some serial/nullmodem/rs232 cable to attach the host to the pc (depents a little bit of the host device)</li>
<li>A box with a lott of patience, luck and good wills
</li><li>A good filled walled</li>
<li>The BWired forum.</li>
</ul>
I'm very curious about the way to/you are interfacing with the LOG device (i think it's a developer's thing to be as curious as i am
) from the pc.This would be all for this moment, i just wait and read the reply(s), and here the same story... if satisfied then i think im gonna place a order somewhere
.(Someone tips, hints? stores? prices? for buying the needed hardware)
Thanks in advance everyone,
Richard Donckerbergh
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