Re: OWFS and WRT54GL
Gregg Levine <gregg.drwho8 <at> gmail.com>
2008-05-09 03:34:46 GMT
On Thu, May 8, 2008 at 9:19 PM, Paul Alfille <paul.alfille <at> gmail.com> wrote:
> I can't answer about assembled WRT54GL, but there are a number of devices
> with functioning USB ports:
>
> WRT54G(S), ASUS-WL500gd, ASUS-WL500W for wireless routers
>
> NSLU2 for USB and wired device.
>
> Paul Alfille
>
> I've sent your query to the developer's list for other input.
>
> On Thu, May 8, 2008 at 7:29 PM, Quark IT - Hilton Travis
> <Hilton <at> quarkit.com.au> wrote:
>>
>> Hi Paul,
>>
>>
>>
>> I've been running WRT54GL (and some earlier G and GS) units at client
>> sites for some time now with various OSes installed (default, OpenWRT,
>> DD-WRT) and have been pretty impressed with the longevity of these units and
>> the variety of software and hardware mods that have been cooked up for
>> them. It just goes to show what a good dev platform can be used for when
>> the community gets behind it! J
>>
>>
>>
>> Anyway, I'm about to purchase some pythons from a mate and due to the
>> amount of electronic gear at my place, am a little concerned that if I'm not
>> here and the temps get a little carried away, that maybe this will stress
>> the snakes and cause issues I'd rather not cause them. Out of interest,
>> I've just bought 2 * Jungle Python yearlings (about 2 feet long) (general
>> images at http://www.southernxreptiles.com/JUNGLEGALLERY.htm) and a 3'
>> Bredli (general images at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morelia_bredli) from
>> him.
>>
>>
>>
>> What I'm looking at is using a WRT54GL with a serial port hack and OWFS to
>> monitor some TAI8540D units (http://www.aagelectronica.com/aag/index.html)
>> so I can measure both temp and relative humidity. If possible with OWFS,
>> I'd also like to be able to use the TAI8555 1-Wire Switch module to control
>> a relay to a fan, light source, heat source, cooling source or something
>> else. An alternate device to a hacked WRT54GL would be the Asus WL-500G
>> Premium (WL-500GPV2) that has an inbuilt USB port and using a USB 1-Wire
>> adapter instead of a serial one.
>>
>>
>>
>> So, what I'm basically asking is if you still have any assembled modules
>> available or if you know of anyone who has assembled modules available for
>> the WRT54GL. I don't mind drilling a few holes in the case and plugging a
>> connector into the onboard header, but I don't really have the gear for
>> soldering together components or making a circuit board. Or do you know if
>> the DS9490R USB Adapters work with OWFS and a USB-equipped WRT54-like
>> device?
>>
>>
>>
>> The really good thing about this as a solution is the ability, I'm
>> thinking, to be able to record this data for quite a while on the device
>> itself, or better still, to be able to send the results via syslog (or other
>> method) to another box via Wi-Fi, meaning that these units could be
>> scattered wherever needed and not need Ethernet cabling to hook them all
>> into the network! Would be really nice if your snakes, fish, birds or
>> whatever are not near your computers yet you'd like to monitor them.
>>
>>
>>
>> Any and all information will be much appreciated.
>>
>>
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>>
>> War doesn't determine who is right. War determines who is left.
>>
>>
>> Quark Group Pty Ltd T/A Quark Automation, Quark AudioVisual, Quark IT
>>
Hello!
Paul is indeed correct. the only gadgets that LinkSys makes who use
the USB2 port are the NSLU2 device. For routers it is the ASUS device
that would be your best bet.
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