Re: 1-wire to USB converter that can use 1820s directly

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In article <4agnheFspmn9U1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, rod.speed.aaa@xxxxxxxxx
says...
> I want to have a number of 1-wire 1820 sensors thruout the house,
> and want to minimise the cost of those so I can use them wherever
> it makes sense to have one like in all the fridges and freezers etc
> so I can do basic stuff like alarm on out of acceptable range etc.
>
> The obvious way to do those physically is to use phone extension
> leads with RJ11 connectors on each end. Just cut them in half
> and solder a 1820 on the bare end of each half. Then just connect
> them all in parallel using standard RJ11 sockets on vero etc or
> in punch down blocks etc.
>
> What I want is a fully assembled USB/1-wire converter
> that can be used to interface those to the PC.
>
> I also need at least a decent driver that can
> be used from VBA from Access or Excel etc.
>
> The stuff thats obvious on the web mostly dont use such
> unpackaged sensors. Cant see any reason why its not possible tho.
>
> It would be desirable to be able to use any standard
> 1-wire sensor ics too, but not absolutely essential.
>

Perhaps it is just that I'm tired, but are you looking for an "I can
solder" solution or an "I can't solder" solution? (I need more sleep.)

For the first: www.usbmicro.com