Re: 1-wire network layout?

["Raymond Kelly" <raymondtkelly@xxxxxxxxx>]

Yes I have a segment per floor, and each one goes into one of these:
http://www.hobby-boards.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=1511
saves a lot of hassle.
I soldered the temp sensors directly onto the cable as I laid it, making
note of unique id. It works well, and my total number of sensors is 20



On 06/03/2008, dermot_bradley <bradley@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>   Hi folks
>
> I'm thinking of setting up a 1-wire network here and as the house is
> on 3 floors I'd thought of having each floor as an independent
> "segment" and then merging the 3 segments somehow at the USB
1-wire
> interface (a DS9490R with RJ11 connector).
>
> Some of the 1-wire sensors I've seen have RJ11 connectors and others
> have RJ45 instead.
>
> As 1-wire only needs 2 wires (great name! doh!) I'm planning on using
> 4-core telephone cable as its physically smaller than CAT5 cable. Also
> RJ11 connectors are smaller than RJ45s so I'd like to use RJ11
sensors.
>
> Just looking from advice/feedback from anyone who's set up something
> similar in the past. For example if I have 3 segments (1 per floor)
> how do I connect them all up to the same USB interface?
>
>
>


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