Re: [Owfs-developers] Best wiring method when not using UTP

2012-07-11 Thread Nathan Hurst
Use a hub chip with the star wiring. You'll save yourself far more time than the cost of the hub. njh On Wed, Jul 11, 2012 at 10:26:34PM -0400, Jeff Siddall wrote: > I realize this is more of a hardware rather than owfs question but it is > directly related to owfs functionality so here goes: >

Re: [Owfs-developers] Best wiring method when not using UTP

2012-07-11 Thread Markus Gaugusch
Hi Jeff! I'd suggest to try it out. I've had mixed results with both topologies and there was an interesting discussion some months ago. For example, I've converted my network to a straight bus for the most parts, but I have a sensor with 6m cable (cat 5) at the middle of the bus, which just wo

[Owfs-developers] Best wiring method when not using UTP

2012-07-11 Thread Jeff Siddall
I realize this is more of a hardware rather than owfs question but it is directly related to owfs functionality so here goes: I have a bunch of existing 4-wire untwisted telephone station cable I want to use for 1-wire. It is all home run (star) wired currently which is not ideal for a 1-wire