Re: [Owfs-developers] Packages for Debian and Ubuntu

2011-03-10 Thread Paul Alfille
I, too, would like to get changes submitted upstream. I think the patches often point out problems in the code, and it makes releasing new version easier because the repackaging is simpler and so won't lag behind. This also would include rpm and ipkg and any other formats that people find useful.

Re: [Owfs-developers] [SOLVED] Dreaded 85 degrees C read from DS18B20 located outside

2011-03-10 Thread Gregg C Levine
Hello! Doug that has been a work in progress ever since the technology was first announced. That is the ability to sense temperature using a semiconductor device. And incidentally read the data back to software and the host in a timely fashion. For example if any of us have here DS1820 devices, wi

Re: [Owfs-developers] [SOLVED] Dreaded 85 degrees C read fromDS18B20 located outside

2011-03-10 Thread Roberto Spadim
what the best method to use parasite? put +5v pin to ground? it will not float :) that´s the best method? 2011/3/10 Eloy Paris : > On 03/10/2011 12:27 PM, Farmer iButtonLink wrote: > >> Argh!  I hate it when the correction needs a correction. >> >> Should have read: >> >> IF, however, you are usin

Re: [Owfs-developers] Packages for Debian and Ubuntu

2011-03-10 Thread Iztok Jeras
Hi Vincent, I also did some Debian packaging of owfs before, but have no experience with split packages. https://launchpad.net/~iztok.jeras/+archive/ppa I will probably find the time during the weekend to upload the package from your git to my ppa. In my experience it is good to port as many patc

Re: [Owfs-developers] Packages for Debian and Ubuntu

2011-03-10 Thread Cyril Lavier
On Thu, 10 Mar 2011 19:21:26 +0100, Vincent Danjean wrote: > Hi, > >> Hi everybody. > [...] >> So I cleaned the packages, and now, by this mail, I'm releasing >> them. > > As I answer you in the Debian bug report where you just post your > message, > I've been working on a Debian packaging si

Re: [Owfs-developers] [SOLVED] Dreaded 85 degrees C read fromDS18B20 located outside

2011-03-10 Thread Eloy Paris
On 03/10/2011 12:27 PM, Farmer iButtonLink wrote: > Argh! I hate it when the correction needs a correction. > > Should have read: > > IF, however, you are using a master (in our case the Link45 family) that > does NOT have a connection to +5 (Pin 2 ... orange) on the cable, the > net result is th

Re: [Owfs-developers] Packages for Debian and Ubuntu

2011-03-10 Thread Vincent Danjean
Hi, > Hi everybody. [...] > So I cleaned the packages, and now, by this mail, I'm releasing them. As I answer you in the Debian bug report where you just post your message, I've been working on a Debian packaging since a few weeks. > Packages are available the following versions of Debian and

Re: [Owfs-developers] [SOLVED] Dreaded 85 degrees C read from DS18B20 located outside

2011-03-10 Thread Doug Collinge
> Their (Maxim tech. support's) response seems to imply that things would > not work by leaving Vdd floating. However, it has worked for me for > months, and even iButtonLink seem to be shipping sensors with Vdd > floatin (the following comes from the manual for iButtonLink's T-Sense > sensor > [ht

Re: [Owfs-developers] [SOLVED] Dreaded 85 degrees C read fromDS18B20 located outside

2011-03-10 Thread Farmer iButtonLink
Argh! I hate it when the correction needs a correction. Should have read: IF, however, you are using a master (in our case the Link45 family) that does NOT have a connection to +5 (Pin 2 ... orange) on the cable, the net result is that the Vdd pin of the DS18B20 is left floating. Regards, Bill

Re: [Owfs-developers] [SOLVED] Dreaded 85 degrees C read fromDS18B20 located outside

2011-03-10 Thread Eloy Paris
Bill, On 03/10/2011 09:52 AM, Farmer iButtonLink wrote: > The statement in our manual is misleading. The "floating" Vdd pin is > not really floating. It is connected to +5 on the cable. IF, however, > you are using a master (in our case the Link45 family) that does have a > connection to +5 on

Re: [Owfs-developers] [SOLVED] Dreaded 85 degrees C read fromDS18B20 located outside

2011-03-10 Thread Farmer iButtonLink
Elroy, The statement in our manual is misleading. The "floating" Vdd pin is not really floating. It is connected to +5 on the cable. IF, however, you are using a master (in our case the Link45 family) that does have a connection to +5 on the cable, the net result is that the Vdd pin of the DS18