Re: Video Capture Cards.

["Campbell" <c.macd@xxxxxxx>]

I received my weather station today along with raingauge. The weather
station is very small, musch smaller than I expected approx. 10" high
x 10"
long (due to the vane) x 6" wide. It was clipped together, not sealed
and
operating using the downloaded dallas software with results within 10
minutes, most impressive...

Delivery from the states was very good to  within 7 days including the
weekend, carriage was only $30.

I'm impressed, only thing, thermochron and microlan kits not in stock....


Now before I start commenting on the weatherstation, I am going to ask my
next door neighbour to assess it. He works for the met office, tv/radio
star
and all.

Campbell

Campbell
----- Original Message -----
From: "M McAree Jr" <michael.mcaree@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, June 30, 2000 9:22 AM
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Video Capture Cards.


> > Michael,
> >
> > I am interested in your escapades with the DS1921 kit. I have
ordered
some
> > weather stations, the thermochron kit and the microlan kit, just
> > for playing
> > with.
> >
> > Is there any advice you can offer, have you set up all room
temperature
> > monitoring and out of curiosity,
>
> I have a few iButtons and a Blue Dot receptor and I ordered a DS1820
> temperature chip from RS (http://rswww.com). I soldered the DS1820 to a
> piece of wire which runs from my HA PC to the living room. I
downloaded VB
> code from ftp.dalsemi.com, tweaked it a little and now have a screen
showing
> the living room temperature. I plan to extend it outside and to other
rooms.
> I may have a look at the weather station next year but I don't really
have
> anywhere open enough to place it. Jon Whiten (on this list) is the man
for
> weather stations and Dallas Semi stuff
> (http://www.whiten.co.uk/weather.html)
>
>
> >the program enveloping the video capture,
> > was it enhanced from the one supplied on the SDK.
>
> I downloaded VB code and an OCX from
> http://www.shrinkwrapvb.com/vbctrls.htm,
did some more tweaking and now
have
> a video image on the same screen :-).
> The HA PC is linked to the TV via a S-Video cable so that whenever the
phone
> rings or doorbell goes I flick a switch on the remote, see who it is
and
> either hide or get the beer out :-)
>
> CallerID resources @ http://www.ainslie.org.uk/callerid.htm
>
> On the programming side I use Visual Studio 6
>
> Hope this helps,
>
> Michael
> BELFAST
>
>
>
>
------------------------------------------------------------------------
> FREE Credit Report at ConsumerInfo.Com!
> http://click.egroups.com/1/5786/9/_/2065/_/962353325/
>
------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>


------------------------------------------------------------------------
Win $5000! Click Here:
http://click.egroups.com/1/5941/9/_/2065/_/962401848/
------------------------------------------------------------------------