Re: ethernet-based temperature sensors

[David Lesher <wb8foz () nrk com>]

Speaking on Deep Background, the Press Secretary whispered:
> Oops, somebody's already done it:
> http://www.maxim-ic.com/appnotes.cfm/appnote_number/1048/ln/en
>
> Looks like the total hardware cost would be around $100 for the TINI 
> and board, and $8 for each sensor (iButton and holder). I have little 
> time and no Java skills, otherwise it looks like a cool project. If 
> somebody wants to develop a machine room temperature monitoring 
> network out of them, I'd be a beta tester ;)

That looks a lot closer to the Yellow Brick Road than anything
else suggested to date. I like the 64 bit SN idea; sounds like
MAC addresses...

Note there are several analog temp sensors out there -- National
has a line that is dirt cheap ($~1.00) and work on current loops
[i.e. LONG leads are OK..] so if someone has a SNMP driven A-D....





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