Re: Temperature sensor for mac mini?!

["noel_pilot" <HA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Fantastic cheers Tim,
So if I put a vent in the bottom of the door to understairs cupboard
and have exhaust fan at top do we think this could be reasonably
effective at cooling>!
Thanks
Noel
--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Tim Hawes" <timsyahoo@...> wrote:
>
> Noel,
>
> It might be an idea to intentionally separate the cooling controls
> from the "PC" that's doing the controlling of everything
else...
>
> If you're going the bathroom extract route then a simple mains
> themostat should do the trick e.g.
> http://forums.automatedhome.com/showpost.php?p=5752&postcount=5
> Note the requirement that for cooling the thermostat contacts should
> *close* on high temperature whereas for a heating thermostat they
> would normally *open* on high temp.
>
> HTH,
>
> Tim.
>
>
>
> On 10/28/07, noel_pilot <HA@...> wrote:
> > Hi all,
> > Hoping to pick up a mac mini shortly to become the server for the
> > house with indigo for x10 ha control.  One thing I'm thinking
that it
> > could also solve is my cooling issues within node 0.  Im thinking
of a
> > bathroom extractor fan but due to noise I only want it on when
> > temperature inside node 0 reaches a certain level.  So....how
could I
> > go about getting temperature into the mac mini to be usable by
indigo?
> >  I know there's lots of talk about one wire but I don't have any
> > understanding of how that gets onto a computer apart from
something
> > with I/O ports like homevision (think thats right from memory?!)
> >
> > Any tips or pointers gratefully appreciated.
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Noel
> > p.s. tivo still available if anyone wants it!
>