Re: CM17A versions - any difference?

[nobody@xxxxxxxxxxxx (Dave Houston)]

http://www.tinaja.com/glib/muse151.pdf

Jim Baber <jim@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>
>Jim Baber asks:
>Dave Houston wrote:
>
>>"Robert Green" <ROBERT_GREEN1963@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>> <>It's also made me wonder whether the best overall HA design would be
>>> autonomous units like the Oregon S's weather stations and Waterbugs
>>> reporting to a central HA PC and controllable from it, but able to
>>> operate
>>> independently of it if the need arises.
>>> Since the RS/OS wireless protocol has been published ....
>>
>I have the Oregon S's weather station, and I am interested in capturing
>data from the wireless protocols to use with a HVAC control system.   I
>wish to correlate Temp and humidity data with my solar PV system's 3
>separate HVAC loads to best take advantage of my power utility's time of
>day rate structures.  I have found that pre-cooling the house to lower
>temps than the normal desired temps will allow the HVAC to be turned off
>during the peak power use periods thus allowing me to export power
>during the time of day where my utility charges as much as $0.49 per kWh
>and to not use it myself.  I do use the current temps and humidity to
>forecast the amount of pre-cooling needed as well as historical data
>previously captured from my weather station (3 years) and is then
>imported into a database for use in the prediction of hourly HVAC need.
>
>Everyone I've attempted to get that wireless protocol from has either
>told me it was privileged info or just ignored my request. Robert,  do
>you have a copy that you would be willing to email me? or maybe you do,
>Dave, in either case if somebody has it, a copy would be much
>appreciated. -  Jim
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>>I've always taken the approach that the devices need to operate
>>independently of anything I design to monitor them. I just try to eavesdrop
>>on the conversation between transmitters & receivers.
>>
>>
>I like your eavesdropping approach, it seems to be the least intrusive.