OSI Ramblings

I’ve got the basis for my home automation logging established now, and was pleased to get an e-mail from Oregon Scientific indicating my temperature sensor order shipped!!! Of course the e-mail had little value, as it arrived 30 minutes after I got back from the post office with the sensors in hand :) I ended up buying direct as it was the best price (and got 15% off with webthx09). Picked up:

3 of THN132N 3 of THGR122NX 1 of UVN800

I put the UV sensor outside: suprise, it says low. I’ve got the wine fridge, garage rack, and office adding data on top of the weather station and hot tub sensor.

Moved the RFXCom to a more central location as well, as the wine fridge was reducing the range of the temp sensor.

With three of each sensor type I made sure to use channel 1 through 3 for each type. It seems entirely possible to overlap, but association with the data collection service I am going to build would require more logic to differentiate sensors (according to Bert’s work on decoding the random bits set per reset of a device).

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A self described geek, Chris' curiosity into how things work is often the motivator for new habits and ventures. A drinker of scotch, beer and vodka, and eater of meats as much as those green things beside them, Chris is as much at home behind the kitchen counter as being a diner at a local hot spot.