Colin,

This sounds very strange, a 5 meter cable is not that long and should not be 
causing any problems.

You say that you have tried a different PI and LinkUSB but have you tried a 
different power supply? Also do you have a different type of 1-Wire master 
besides the LinkUSB that you could try?

Eric

On Jan 31, 2014, at 11:02 AM, Colin Tinker <[email protected]> wrote:

> Paul
> 
> I do have that thanks anyway.  I know that open stubs can create
> problems but  I used it to see if it was the sensor I connected to it or
> the cable or whatever it might be.   If I connect a temperature sensor
> on a 1 meter RJ45 cable it is fine and works as expected.  If I use a
> cable say 5 meters long with the same sensor connected it is not seen,
> the light on the LinkUSB stays on all the time dimly and glows brigher
> when my script checks the bus for the sensors temperature.  I have had
> this issue since the lightning strike 3 weeks ago.  I am now using a
> different Raspberry pi, a different LinkUSB or an RPI2 bought new after
> the strike and new cables.  As I say I have tested all the sensors and
> they work fine all connected in series on 1 meter RJ45 cables.  Use a
> longer new cable to connect another sensor and every sensor on the
> network disappears.
> 
> I am at a loss I have tested all sensors and I have a cable tester which
> shows all cables are straight through with no shorts or open circuits. 
> They all work fine for gig Ethernet.  I have put my scope on the data
> and return wires at the LinkUSB end and that does not show any noise on
> the network even with a long cable connected to a sensor, only the calls
> for the sensor are seen on it.
> 
> I have built a new sensor to run parasitic and it works on a short cable
> but not a long one.  I have installed owfs on my Linux desktop and it
> does the same.
> 
> Any ideas welcome.
> 
> Colin
> 
>> 
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>> Message: 2
>> Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2014 08:32:35 -0500
>> From: Ziggy <[email protected]>
>> Subject: Re: [Owfs-developers] 1-wire network problems
>> To: "OWFS (One-wire file system) discussion and help"
>>      <[email protected]>
>> Message-ID: <[email protected]>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
>> 
>> Please check out Dallas/Maxim app note 148. Gives a lot of insight into 
>> making things work and why they don't.
>> 
>> <http://pdfserv.maximintegrated.com/en/an/AN148.pdf>
>> 
>> Open stubs are a bad thing and cause reflections on the wire, disrupting 
>> communication. They can also act like antennas, picking up noise which could 
>> be the activity you see on the LED - but not sure what drives it since I 
>> couldn't find a schematic for the LinkUSB.
>> 
>> Paul
>> 
>> On Jan 28, 2014, at 3:52 AM, Colin Tinker <[email protected]> wrote:
>> 
>> Eric
>> 
>> They are truly in series.  The LinkUSB light will come on dimly all the
>> time with a long cable with nothing attached to it and stay on all the
>> time dimly.  The light should only be on when there is traffic on the
>> network.
>> 
>> Colin
>> 
>> 
>> Colin,
>> 
>> Are your devices truly connected in series or are there some stubs?
>> 
>> If you have a power injector in the system I?m not sure why the LinkUSB 
>> light would dim at all.
>> 
>> Eric
>> 
>> 
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