Re: [mh] Which SVN version,2412 or '13U or 2412N, ...

[peter <p.w...@gm...>]

Thanks for your input Marc,

Responses embedded.

On 7/6/2011 1:30 AM, Marc MERLIN wrote:
> On Tue, Jul 05, 2011 at 02:37:03AM -0400, peter wrote:
>> What should I be using for SVN version that will be fairly stable and
>> that dosen't break any of the hardware I plan to use?
Any input on version?
Note to self: Get a clearer concept of how SVN is supposed to work...
>> Should I ditch the CM11a and get a 2413U or 2412N now?  My CM11a has
>> been a bit finicky so I dont want to spend much time on it if I have
>> another viable option
> A 2413 S or U should do anything a CM11 can do and much more.
> Note that the 2412 isn't being sold by smarthome anymore, but the 2413
> should work fine.
>
> I would avoid the 2412N, reda the comments:
> http://blog.smarthome.com/2010/07/28/5448/
> http://www.mvlug.org/JoePfeiffer/SlowGetWithSmartLinc
>
> Also, I do not believe the 2412N works with mh currently.
>
>
My interest in the "N" is based on this  
https://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_id=27230647  thread...
I would always opt for the dual band hardware - unless there were 
problems that came with it of course.  I know the "N" version is power 
only which also goes against it.  Were it to have support and both 
bands, it would be possible to locate the PLM in a spot more optimal for 
the RF side without a lot of fuss (in my case) which was one of the 
reasons for considering it.  The other was that I understood that using 
it directly could simplify some setup tasks with insteon devices.
>> Should I be installing MH in /opt/mh or another spot?
> Up to you.
> I use /var/local/src/misterhouse/mh and have mh be a symlink to the tree I
> want to use (mh, mh-insteon, etc...).
>
Processing...
>> In the short term I need:
>> # To be able to control a handful of X-10 devices already on hand and
>> installed.
>> # Ability to monitor and control via web.  This is kind of a given and
>> dosen't seem to be an issue ATM.
> mh will do this fine. There is a caveat with insteon though, insteon
> commmands aren't fire and forget, you have to wait for the ack.
> The mh web interface does not deal with that and therefore shows the old
> state of the device because the ACK hasn't been received yet (refresh fixes
> this).
>
Good to know...

>> # To utilize 1-wire for temp, humidity (have humichrons - hope they are
>> supported by now), and possibly some slow I/O - initially to control
> I use 1-wire as you know I do not have humichrons, so I can't comment on
> them.
>
Anyone else???
They are supported by owfs and readable with owhttpd ( I think).  I 
didn't do any special config or startup options and my humidity is 
showing -31.2052.  It may be correct but I doubt our RH is 31% now...   
I now need to understand how best to get MH to read and write to the 
devices I am wanting to use and revisit the configuration options for 
the OWFS and related programs...
> Marc
Again, thanks for speaking up Marc,

Peter