Re: Looking at how to use the DS10A with other devices

[Jack Edin <nospam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks Chuck, but no worries.

While it will report in, it will say NormalMin or NormalMax depending
upon the little slide switch.

Only when I get an AlertMin or AlertMax will I DO anything.

If I was worried about it I would set a timer, and make sure it HAS
checked in within the allowed time. They call that Supervised. Should be
easy enough with Mister House.

This will alert me to failing batteries, etc.

Maybe they'll steal the DS10A, or the whole box! If supervised I would
know within a couple hours!!

Thanks again,

Jack
:)


> BTW, the DS10A automatically reports its current status every 60-70
> minutes, so unless you look for changes in status you may
> think there's a prowler poking around your mailbox.
>
>
> On Sun, 11 Sep 2005 08:59:45 -0700, Jack Edin wrote:
>
>
>>Greetings.
>>
>>I just bought 3 DS10A's and a W800RF32A myself.
>>
>>My first project is to monitor the mailbox. I was thinking of replacing
>>the magnetic contact switch/magnet pair with a tilt switch... maybe not.
>>
>>I have a problem, and a potential solution...
>>
>>My new plastic mailbox has access doors on both sides: the street AND
>>the sidewalk.
>>
>>I want the DS10A to signal when the street-side door is opened.
>>Hopefully the mailman is making a delivery.
>>
>>I can either seal the sidewalk-side door, or maybe add another DS10A to
>>signal when this door is opened, etc.
>>
>>When I cut the sidewalk, before I pour the cement, I plan to tunnel
>>underneath, and provide a way to hardwire this in the future. Anyway...
>>
>>Mister House is awesome software! It not only supports the W800RF32A,
>>but it also supports the extended codes. Written in Perl, for both
>>Windoze and Linux... Open source, and free.
>>
>>The DS10A has a slide switch for "min" and "max". No matter which way it
>>is set, when triggered a signal is sent right away. Mister House shows
>>the 4 possible codes:
>>
>>W800 key: alertmin
>>W800 key: normalmin
>>W800 key: alertmax
>>W800 key: normalmax
>>
>>So...
>>
>>I'm thinking I can make the 1 DS10A do two jobs. If I somehow make the
>>min/max switch part of the trigger switch circuit.
>>
>>I'm thinking to wire both doors to the regular switch, and the min/max
>>switch would be in "min" when the street-door is triggered and in "max"
>>when the sidewalk-side door is opened. Probably a second switch on 1
>>door only. I have to think about how to pull this off...
>>
>>Mister House can, among many other things, play a sound whenever a
>>certain trigger is received. I'm going to use the famous AOL "You've Got
>>Mail" when the street-side is opened (during the day), and something
>>like "Warning: Identity theft!" for the sidewalk-side at all times, and
>>the street-side at night, etc.
>>
>>Time to mod a DS10A...
>>
>>Good luck with your project!
>>
>>Jack
>>:)
>>
>>
>>
>>jt wrote:
>>
>>>Thanks for the information. I'm going to go and purchase the W800RF32A.
>>>Looks like exactly what I need.
>>>
>>>JT
>>>
>>>"Frank Mc Alinden" wrote...
>>>
>>>
>>>>Hi Jt
>>>>As Charles has mentioned the ds10a switches can be monitored  by
>>>>the WGL W800RF32A.........
>>
>> >>There is an xPL service  for the W800 ....xPL is Free
>>
>>>>http://www.xplproject.org.uk/
>>>>
>>>>Heres a link to the W800 service...
>>>>
>>>>http://www.lansell.org/mal/ha/ha_downloads.shtml
>>>>
>>>>Some U.S. xPL users are DS10A switches............
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>HTH
>>>>Frank Mc Alinden