Now that we have fast updating in the MCS temp, i decided to add a new sensor to my system. it, like my one other test sensor is a dallas 1 wire DS18B20. here is the procedure I used to get it set up and then what happened.
my original 1 wire sensor shows up as HS device code R1 and works great.
1] first step to add a sensor is I disable the MCStemp plugin and restart homeseer
2] enable the Garyga plugin, wire in the sensor and restart Homeseer
the 2 steps above are done because the Garyga plug allows me to program the resolution of the sensor. the DS18B20 goes up to 12 bit resolution but can take upwards of 2-3 seconds per temp conversion to complete.. for HVAC apps, .5 degree C is enough resolution and takes up to 1/2 sec per cnversion. SInce garyga has this built into his plug I use its function.
3] after the sensor resolution is set I disable garyga plugin and restart HS
4] I re-enable MCStemp and restart Homeseer
5] my new sensor now becomes R1 and my old sensor now becomes R2.. Arggh!!
I tried changing the device codes of the 2 devices of course the values folow the device code so that didnt work..
I had to change a bunch of scripts to use the new codes..
so my question is..
1] is there an easier way to do this? other than using garyga plugin?
2] is this always gonna happen because the new sensor may be addressed wit ha lower address number on the 1 wire bus than other sensor?
-Christopher
my original 1 wire sensor shows up as HS device code R1 and works great.
1] first step to add a sensor is I disable the MCStemp plugin and restart homeseer
2] enable the Garyga plugin, wire in the sensor and restart Homeseer
the 2 steps above are done because the Garyga plug allows me to program the resolution of the sensor. the DS18B20 goes up to 12 bit resolution but can take upwards of 2-3 seconds per temp conversion to complete.. for HVAC apps, .5 degree C is enough resolution and takes up to 1/2 sec per cnversion. SInce garyga has this built into his plug I use its function.
3] after the sensor resolution is set I disable garyga plugin and restart HS
4] I re-enable MCStemp and restart Homeseer
5] my new sensor now becomes R1 and my old sensor now becomes R2.. Arggh!!
I tried changing the device codes of the 2 devices of course the values folow the device code so that didnt work..
I had to change a bunch of scripts to use the new codes..
so my question is..
1] is there an easier way to do this? other than using garyga plugin?
2] is this always gonna happen because the new sensor may be addressed wit ha lower address number on the 1 wire bus than other sensor?
-Christopher
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