Comments | orcakeiko: We have a signal!

orcakeiko

We have a signal!

Jul 05, 2006 22:27

So, with some help from flipperanubi, we managed to sit on the RS-485 bus from the hot tub controller and look at it. Hooked up the 'scope to the bus, and measured the interval of the bits. Running at 9600 bits/s. Wired up the Maxim RS-485 convertor, fed that to a Maxim RS-232 converter, fed that to a PC, and watched the data dribble by. Fired up the hand held ( Read more... )

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foxxfire July 6 2006, 05:58:45 UTC

In the finest tradition of the internet:

what

orcakeiko July 7 2006, 02:01:01 UTC

Maybe I should've tagged that post as "Geeky" :)

wolphin July 6 2006, 11:07:53 UTC

Do you get your quota of sunlight each day? :}

orcakeiko July 7 2006, 01:58:50 UTC

I think so - Check out my graphs, and tell me what you think :)

http://www.orcas.net/mrtg

wolphin July 7 2006, 16:18:26 UTC

Oh that is just too geeky... :)

Actually, I need to figure out how to get mrtg to graph things for me. It would be good if I can feed it numbers and let it do the graphing.

kitelessd July 6 2006, 15:53:15 UTC

I love you dood! Now you just need to get Linux and Wifi running on the hot tub and you are set!

BTW, any luck adding AAC+ to GS_Player? You should come to Chicken tonight! You never ever come to Chicken! Back in 12,938,735,649,857 B.C. you did go to Coffee once.

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kitelessd July 6 2006, 22:05:53 UTC

What in the world are you talking about!?

orcakeiko July 7 2006, 01:59:14 UTC

I don't eat dolphins!!

And, yes, if they had mash - I'd be there :)

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