RE: [Owfs-developers] 1-wire network design & OWFS

2005-06-10 Thread Wright, Ryan P
Thanks Steve. I'm guessing you bought the pre-boxed DS18S20 ("TAI8520") sensors from AAG for $20 a pop, then? That makes things a lot easier in terms of cabling. Jerry: >> First some general comments: I would definitely use +5 power and >> simultaneous reads. For me it's about making the contr

RE: [Owfs-developers] 1-wire network design & OWFS

2005-06-10 Thread Wright, Ryan P
Steve, >> Several hundred sensors? >> >> Most data centers will run out of floor space before you can >> put that many racks in the room! >> >> We haven't seen much "value" in a sensor per machine.. the >> air is so mixed by the fans in the box that you really can't >> predict much about what

[Owfs-developers] 1-wire network design & OWFS

2005-06-09 Thread Wright, Ryan P
I could use a little help with the design of my 1-wire network. My intention is to build a temperature sensing grid throughout a data center using several hundred sensors. 1. Out of the available supported interfaces (RS232: ibuttonlink, DS9097E, DS9097; USB: DS9490, PuceBaboon), which would you