[Owfs-developers] Little Bit of Help again

2006-03-08 Thread DeanCollins
Regarding my previous questions, i have beent rying to no avail to be able to scan the bus constantly for any changes, for one i am stumped to find the OW.pm perl module as i am quite adept with perl, i was wondering if anyone has an example of either bash script or perl code that could run consta

[Owfs-developers] RE: RE: Help Designing a 1Wire system

2006-02-28 Thread DeanCollins
thanks again for your help... Seems as if this could all work, buzzer would just be an addressable switch going through a relay/SSR controlling the buzzer, simple, and the keypad probally just a 2408 running switches...Just a simplistic menu driven access system. How quickly can it pick up a keyfo

Re: [Owfs-developers] RE: Help Designing a 1Wire system

2006-02-27 Thread DeanCollins
so you saying having ~20 2408 chips and say 10 other arbitary devices (lcd, programmable buzzer) is gonna be too many devices to run with owfs... i am hoping to run it on an embedded system, perhaps the nslu2, wrt54g or perhaps if i have to an VIA EPIA Board... I thought that 1wire could handle 30

[Owfs-developers] RE: Help Designing a 1Wire system

2006-02-27 Thread DeanCollins
hello, thanks for your input... So will it be able to handle 100+ ports (divide by 8) approx 13 2408's? as well as a couple of keypads/buzzers/lcd screens? also how would i go about using a ibutton keyfob for user authorisation? instead of using a key to reset/turn on/off the alarm i want to use

[Owfs-developers] Help Designing a 1Wire system

2006-02-27 Thread DeanCollins
Hello, I am kinda new to this. I have fiddled for a while but now need some help. I am designing an alarm system for my workplace, it is to put on display items (cd players/dvd players/cameras). I am looking at making a controller unit (WRT54 possibly) that connects to "hubs" accross the shop. The