Re: Record temperature to computer via serial port

["Konnexman" <beirao.nuno@xxxxxxxxx>]

Charles Sullivan wrote:
> If you're interested in an X10 approach, take a look at Smarthome's
> TempLinc 1625 <http://www.smarthome.com/1625.HTML>.  It'll transmit
> the temperature data over the AC house wiring vi X10 signals so you
> can plug in one or more (up to 16) at various places in the house
> without extra wiring.
>
> If you also have an X-10 CM11A computer interface (~$30), the
> TempLinc is fully supported by the (free) HEYU software for
> Linux, Unix, and Mac OS X <http://www.heyu.org>.  Timestamped
> temperature data can be automatically written to the HEYU log file.
>
> (With the CM11A and HEYU, you can do a lot of other great home
> automation stuff too.)
>
> Regards,
> Charles Sullivan
>
>
> On Mon, 31 Jul 2006 11:05:00 -0700, Alex wrote:
>
> > Hi Everyone,
> >
> > With electric costs going so high, I want to start monitoring the
> > temperature in my home via the computer and see the best way to program
> > my A/C to come on and off during the day and at night.  I figure the
> > best way is to rig-up a temperature gauge to the computer via serial
> > port and write a small Linux script to take the temp and drop it into a
> > file with a time stamp.
> >
> > Can someone suggest such a device which would give me this information?
> >  I assume they are floating out there, but searching Google mainly
> > returned outdated pages for such devices (some going back to 1999) or
> > just plans on how to build one.  Though I don't mind building such a
> > device, I've never built something like this from the component level
> > before.
> >
> > Thanks for any suggestions or ideas on this ...
> >
> > Alex

Charles,

That is a great way of doing this temperature monitoring, but you have
to take into account that to have a reliable temperature mettering, you
must place your sensors at 150cm from the floor.

Cheers!