Re: [Gumstix-users] Outback Solar Data Tracking ( was: console card & RS-232 communications)

[Steve S. <sa...@gm...>]

> Steve - so if you didn't connect with the mate, how did you do it?

http://www.sakoman.com/index.php/A-Preview-of-the-S100-Network-Connected-Energy-Monitor.html

I was doing this as a commercial development.  Turns out the size of
the market (and what people are willing to pay) don't make it
attractive to continue.  I may end up licensing the technology or
retargeting it for another market.

Steve

On Sat, Mar 1, 2008 at 3:01 PM, Paul Faulstich, SEnnovation
<pa...@se...> wrote:
> Steve - so if you didn't connect with the mate, how did you do it?
>
>  I do know of one other person who did this, Bill Knighton, back in
>  2005.  His data is posted on his website,
>  http://cobblies.blogdns.net:8080/, and he posted a bunch of items to the
>  Outback user forum,
>  http://www.outbackpower.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1635.  I've tried to
>  reach him, but the only email addresses I've been able to dig up for him
>  have bounced.
>
>  I took the python code he posted, completely re-wrote it to fit my style
>  of coding, and started a Sourceforge project:
>  http://sourceforge.net/projects/mate-data-tool.  I haven't worked on it
>  in months, as I've been trying (off and on) to get the gumstix working.
>
>  Paul
>
>
>
>  On 2/27/2008 9:00 AM, Steve Sakoman wrote:
>  >> Right on - I am trying to connect to my outback mate. You sound familiar
>  >>  with it - can you put me in touch with someone else who has connected
>  >>  the gumstix to the mate?
>  >>
>  >
>  > Yeah, I have a solar installation that includes a mate so I know about
>  > its rs-2323 interface.
>  >
>  > I've done a solar energy monitor for my system (gumstix based of
>  > course), but I use direct measurements rather than relying on the
>  > mate.  I don't know of anyone who has connected a mate to a gumstix,
>  > but I can give it a try when I get a bit of time.
>  >
>  >
>  >>  The console-hw is B00002-R12, right?  and the port I want U$7?  If so,
>  >>  the schematic shows pin 1, DTR, not connected.  Is that right?
>  >>
>  >
>  > That is the correct schematic.  I think that the cable handles routing
>  > the din-8 signals to the proper db-9 pins.  As far as I know the
>  > console-hw routes DTR and RTS to the standard locations.
>  >
>  > I haven't had enough coffee this morning to say for sure which cable
>  > you should use (null-modem vs modem) but I suspect modem is the right
>  > one.
>  >
>  > Steve
>  >
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