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    #31
    Originally posted by Pete View Post
    I agree with Mike as it is a dying technology today.

    My term for using it is the "long math" way (serial).

    Many Homeseer 1-2 users used 1-Wire technology back when.

    Today it has gone a bit to a wireless Arduino / RPi environmental type devices.

    Here recently built an RPi 1-wire hub connected to 2nd floor temperature and humidity sensors from the attic down reusing what I had in place. I have though been collecting these sensors since the 1990's and they never fail.

    BTW the default drivers for 1-wire these days are part of the Linux Debian operating system and reintroduced to first RPi's running Linux Wheezy, then Jessie and today Stretch.
    Thanks Pete - I have an opportunity now to run some wires if it makes sense, but sounds like it won't matter for that particular tech...

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      #32
      Yeah in one house here repurposed in place telephone cables way back. I also used the old telephone lines for Homeseer Speaker with HS version 1.

      Worked great.

      The cost of cable and 1-wire temperature sensors is way low compared to purchasing wired or wireless sensors.

      My Leviton Omni Pro temperature sensors are around $50 each.

      I was an avid xAP user and combined the two technologies for a very long time.

      I am currently combining many functions on the 1-wire hub in the attic. IE: it is a ZWave device and now an SDR radio device.

      I can mini this and single purpose the 1-wire hub to an Arduinio these days.
      Last edited by Pete; January 26, 2018, 06:59 AM.
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        #33
        This morning had a new radio installed on my sensus water meter.

        The box is probably 1/2 the size of the telco box. I wrote down everything on the module and what was on the box.

        It is using Flexnet 2W which is a two way private network.

        Well it looks to be running at 1 Watt and may go to a repeater.

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          #34
          Originally posted by Pete View Post
          This morning had a new radio installed on my sensus water meter.

          The box is probably 1/2 the size of the telco box. I wrote down everything on the module and what was on the box.

          It is using Flexnet 2W which is a two way private network.

          Well it looks to be running at 1 Watt and may go to a repeater.

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          Pete, I have a water meter using se sensus as well. How did you do it? Can you post more details instructions, I'm looking for a way to read my meter for long time, here the water is soon expensive, I would love to be able to read my meter as well.

          Thanks,
          Aldo

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            #35
            @Aldo,

            The radio is new and I have no clue about it yet.

            Looks maybe to be a private channel GSM/LTE connection?

            The installer mentioned that the meters can be read at the water department (which is a few miles away).

            Way long time ago added two water meters for my own reads here using a dual 1-wire counter.

            To validate the numbers you see you just need to do a bucket test.
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              #36
              Thanks Pete.

              Aldo

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