RE: An Idea...

["Jon Whiten" <jon@xxxxxxx>]

Was this the sort of thing that you had in mind?
http://www.simat.enta.net/1wirehub.html

Alternatively, you could try using 2 pairs in the cat5 cable (send/return)
and a dedicated patch bay wired to loop the signals through. This way the
1-wire sensors would all be hanging off the one trunk.

Regards,

Jon
http://www.whiten.co.uk/



> -----Original Message-----
> From: andy_powell_is [mailto:ukha@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 31 December 2001 14:35
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: [ukha_d] An Idea...
>
>
> Folks,
>
> I've had an idea, the thing is.. I can't remember if it's mine...
>
> My (old) boss used to do this to me - I'd come up with an idea, he'd
> say "naah, not a good idea." and then 2 weeks later come up
with the
> same 'brilliant' idea of his own...
>
> So... just to set the record straight.. I can't remember if it was
> mine.. but here it is.. (simple as it may be)
>
>  DS18S20 24 port Hub with Hub Interconnect.
>
> Ok, so the idea is that you make little DS18S20 -> Cat5 plugin
> modules which are then patched into the Hub. The hub has an
> interconnect so that more hubs can be added. The output is then fed
> to your controller e.g. Homevision. The whole idea is that you can
> just plug the module into any  CAT5 socket and patch it to the hub..
>
> any thoughts?
>
> Andy
>
>
>