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[mh] RE: MisterHouse-users digest, Vol 1 #2826 - 3 msgs
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From: Mummert, S. <smu...@qu...> - 2006-03-13 15:36:48
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I bought a regular alarm system contact from Smarthome.com. I mounted the magnet on the moving "trolley" part of the garage door opener. The switch part is mounted on the opener rail, right by the motor. It's a good location since there is an outlet in the ceiling of the garage so it's a short wiring run to the X-10 Universal Module. The gap is very small, < 1/4", but it never varies and the switch has been reliable.=20 If I get home (open the garage door) between sundown and midnight, Monday through Friday, all the lights in the house come on. If I leave home (close the garage door) between 7am and noon, Monday through Friday, all the lights in the house go off.=20 Scott -----Original Message----- From: mis...@li... [mailto:mis...@li...] On Behalf Of mis...@li... Sent: Friday, March 10, 2006 8:10 PM To: mis...@li... Subject: misterhouse-users digest, Vol 1 #2826 - 3 msgs Send misterhouse-users mailing list submissions to mis...@li... To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/misterhouse-users or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to mis...@li... You can reach the person managing the list at mis...@li... When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of misterhouse-users digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Determining Garage Doors status (Tom) 2. RE: Determining Garage Doors status (Jim Serack) 3. RE: Data logging question... (Jim Serack) --__--__-- Message: 1 Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2006 14:57:16 -0500 From: Tom <tom...@co...> To: mis...@li... Subject: [mh] Determining Garage Doors status Reply-To: mis...@li... I have a few DS10A's monitoring my garage doors. Unfortunately, the=20 garage doors didn't always line up and activate the magnet. The ones that comes with the DS10A seem to be able to handle about a=20 3/4" gap. I now mount the magnet on the middle track that is directly connected to the opener. This assures the 2 magnets always line up, but the gap at=20 times still varies more than the 3/4" that the magnets can handle. I'd like to simply swap the magnet for one with a wider gap. I'm drawing a blank, but where else would carry wide gap magnets locally (specifically in Atlanta) or even a good mail order place. I went to Radio Shack to see if they have any with a wider gap, but they have about the same as the standard magnet. thanks, tom --__--__-- Message: 2 From: "Jim Serack" <js...@sy...> To: <mis...@li...> Subject: RE: [mh] Determining Garage Doors status Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2006 22:14:01 -0500 Reply-To: mis...@li... Tom, You could make your own magnet with some rare earth disc magnets and =3D holders like these: http://www.leevalley.com/hardware/page.aspx?c=3D3D1&p=3D3D42348&cat=3D3D3= ,4236 3=3D - likely something similar available at Homedepot. I use some of these to trip a reed switch (like inside the DS10A) =3D THROUGH the brass plates on some door locks (to tell if the doors are closed and locked). You might want to try a few different ones - as some of these probably have a gap range of a couple of inches depending on =3D orientation. If you carefully take apart the plastic case magnet that comes with the =3D DS10A you will find that there is a bar rare earth magnet inside. Jim -----Original Message----- From: mis...@li... [mailto:mis...@li...] On Behalf Of Tom Sent: March 10, 2006 2:57 PM To: mis...@li... Subject: [mh] Determining Garage Doors status I have a few DS10A's monitoring my garage doors. Unfortunately, = the=3D20 garage doors didn't always line up and activate the magnet. The ones that comes with the DS10A seem to be able to handle about = a=3D20 3/4" gap. I now mount the magnet on the middle track that is directly connected to =3D the opener. This assures the 2 magnets always line up, but the gap at=3D20 times still varies more than the 3/4" that the magnets can handle. I'd like to simply swap the magnet for one with a wider gap. I'm drawing a blank, but where else would carry wide gap magnets locally =3D (specifically in Atlanta) or even a good mail order place. I went to Radio Shack to see if they have any with a wider gap, but they =3D have about the same as the standard magnet. thanks, tom ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by xPML, a groundbreaking scripting =3D language that extends applications into web and mobile media. Attend the live =3D webcast and join the prime developer group breaking into this new coding =3D territory! http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=3D3Dlnk&kid=3D3D110944&bid=3D3D241720= &dat=3D 3D=3D 121642 ________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe from this list, go to: http://sourceforge.net/mail/?group_id=3D3D1365 --__--__-- Message: 3 From: "Jim Serack" <js...@sy...> To: <mis...@li...> Subject: RE: [mh] Data logging question... Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2006 22:17:40 -0500 Reply-To: mis...@li... This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=3D_NextPart_000_000C_01C64490.72197C10 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=3D"us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable =3D20 Joey, =3D20 Misterhouse weather uses RRD see http://people.ee.ethz.ch/~oetiker/webtools/rrdtool/ . =3D20 Jim -----Original Message----- From: mis...@li... [mailto:mis...@li...] On Behalf Of Joey French Sent: March 9, 2006 10:06 AM To: misterhouse-users Subject: [mh] Data logging question... Hello, all! I have been reviewing the temperature graphing functions in the MH docs, =3D and would l to know how to send data to a graph in MH. Is there any documentation in the package anywhere, or online? I have searched a bit, =3D but haven't seen much. I am going to be trying to track multiple temp =3D readings, pH, tasks performed my MH, etc. Is it something as simple as adding a = =3D line to code, or something quite complex? I have a little experience with GNUPlot, and seen a little talk here, but I need a bit more involved =3D howto (it seems that MH has it's own method of recording timelines/graphs). It =3D is important that I understand this process well enough to explain it to = =3D others as well.=3D20 Relevant stuff: Misterhouse 2.100 Ubuntu Linux 5.10 Breezy Multiple iButton temp (4 or more) iButton humidity sensor (2 maybe) X10 cm11a, multiple other modules, etc. DrDAQ board for pH/temp acquisition=3D20 At this time looking into the weeder boards as well, but really still researching. Am I looking at a monumental task? If I track multiple temperatures from different locations/inputs, is that sort of thing super simple, or =3D horribly complex?=3D20 Once again, thanks for the help! Joey french ------=3D_NextPart_000_000C_01C64490.72197C10 Content-Type: text/html; charset=3D"us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV=3D3D"Content-Type" CONTENT=3D3D"text/html; =3D charset=3D3Dus-ascii"> <TITLE>Message</TITLE> <META content=3D3D"MSHTML 6.00.2900.2802" name=3D3DGENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV><FONT face=3D3DArial color=3D3D#0000ff = size=3D3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=3D3D522421403-11032006><FONT face=3D3DArial = color=3D3D#0000ff =3D size=3D3D2>Joey,</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=3D3D522421403-11032006><FONT face=3D3DArial = color=3D3D#0000ff =3D size=3D3D2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=3D3D522421403-11032006><FONT face=3D3DArial = color=3D3D#0000ff =3D size=3D3D2>Misterhouse weather uses RRD see <A=3D20 href=3D3D"http://people.ee.ethz.ch/~oetiker/webtools/rrdtool/">http://peo= p l=3D e.ee.ethz.ch/~oetiker/webtools/rrdtool/</A> .</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=3D3D522421403-11032006><FONT face=3D3DArial = color=3D3D#0000ff =3D size=3D3D2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=3D3D522421403-11032006><FONT face=3D3DArial = color=3D3D#0000ff =3D size=3D3D2>Jim</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style=3D3D"MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV></DIV> <DIV class=3D3DOutlookMessageHeader lang=3D3Den-us dir=3D3Dltr =3D align=3D3Dleft><FONT=3D20 face=3D3DTahoma size=3D3D2>-----Original = Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>=3D20 mis...@li...=3D20 [mailto:mis...@li...] <B>On Behalf Of =3D </B>Joey French<BR><B>Sent:</B> March 9, 2006 10:06 AM<BR><B>To:</B>=3D20 misterhouse-users<BR><B>Subject:</B> [mh] Data logging=3D20 question...<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>Hello, all!<BR>I have been reviewing = =3D the=3D20 temperature graphing functions in the MH docs, and would l to know how =3D to send=3D20 data to a graph in MH. Is there any documentation in the package =3D anywhere, or=3D20 online? I have searched a bit, but haven't seen much. I am going to be =3D trying=3D20 to track multiple temp readings, pH, tasks performed my MH, etc. Is it =3D something as simple as adding a line to code, or something quite =3D complex? I=3D20 have a little experience with GNUPlot, and seen a little talk here, = =3D but I need=3D20 a bit more involved howto (it seems that MH has it's own method of =3D recording=3D20 timelines/graphs). It is important that I understand this process well =3D enough=3D20 to explain it to others as well. <BR><BR>Relevant =3D stuff:<BR>Misterhouse=3D20 2.100<BR>Ubuntu Linux 5.10 Breezy<BR>Multiple iButton temp (4 or=3D20 more)<BR>iButton humidity sensor (2 maybe)<BR>X10 cm11a, multiple =3D other=3D20 modules, etc.<BR>DrDAQ board for pH/temp acquisition <BR>At this time =3D looking=3D20 into the weeder boards as well, but really still =3D researching.<BR><BR>Am I=3D20 looking at a monumental task? If I track multiple temperatures from = =3D different=3D20 locations/inputs, is that sort of thing super simple, or horribly =3D complex?=3D20 <BR><BR>Once again, thanks for the help!<BR>Joey=3D20 french<BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML> ------=3D_NextPart_000_000C_01C64490.72197C10-- --__--__-- _______________________________________________ misterhouse-users mailing list mis...@li... List options: http://sourceforge.net/mail/?group_id=3D1365 End of misterhouse-users Digest |