Control/monitor stamp thru web
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Hello everyone,
I have some stamp based monitoring equipment at a remote location and am
thinking I would like to try to monitor and even control my equipment thru
the web. I was wondering what sites/books/etc you all thought would be
helpful. I am currently plugging away on google as well.
thanx
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I have some stamp based monitoring equipment at a remote location and am
thinking I would like to try to monitor and even control my equipment thru
the web. I was wondering what sites/books/etc you all thought would be
helpful. I am currently plugging away on google as well.
thanx
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will find much info to help you outside of this forum and the
nutsandvolts columns on parallax.com.
I have an electric motor running some equipment in a remote
location. It has an off-the-shelf monitoring board already installed
that monitors for over current and high and low voltage on the line
(a problem in rural areas). If one of these events happen a relay on
the monitor trips. I am catching that event with the button
command. I have a BS2 with a cermatek modem and ds1302 realtime
clock. Every night at 2:00am, the BS2 dials out and calls me at
home. It leaves a message on the answering machine with one tone
pattern for OK and another tone pattern for a fault.
I am working on a second prototype now that will call and log on to
my linux server via modem and pass the status of all input pins to a
shell script that will post them to a database that can be accessed
via the web. I'm considering having the DS1302 update its time to
the time on the server while it's logged in too.
For a final version, I think I would connect to a standard external
modem, rather than a cermatek. I should be able to find old surplus
9600b modems that are inexpensive. Speed is no issue at all for an
application like this.
Dan
--- In basicstamps@yahoogroups.com, electronguy@a... wrote:
> Hello everyone,
>
> I have some stamp based monitoring equipment at a remote location
and am
> thinking I would like to try to monitor and even control my
equipment thru
> the web. I was wondering what sites/books/etc you all thought would
be
> helpful. I am currently plugging away on google as well.
>
> thanx
>
>
>
>
>
> [noparse][[/noparse]Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
from Quadravox), your system could actually leave you a voice message with
details. That would be very intersting indeed ... I may have to get my
Cermetek modem out of the box....
-- Jon Williams
-- Parallax
In a message dated 5/11/2003 2:26:39 PM Central Standard Time,
dcm1104@y... writes:
> I have an electric motor running some equipment in a remote
> location. It has an off-the-shelf monitoring board already installed
> that monitors for over current and high and low voltage on the line
> (a problem in rural areas). If one of these events happen a relay on
> the monitor trips. I am catching that event with the button
> command. I have a BS2 with a cermatek modem and ds1302 realtime
> clock. Every night at 2:00am, the BS2 dials out and calls me at
> home. It leaves a message on the answering machine with one tone
> pattern for OK and another tone pattern for a fault.
>
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This is very interesting. I have some questions about the modem
because I wanted to get it myself. You need a phone line and it's
not wireless, correct? Also, when you get the modem, does it have
practice experiments to help you get started and develop what you
have done? Any additional info you can provide (websites/articles)
is greatly appreciated.
Chris
--- In basicstamps@yahoogroups.com, "dcm1104" <dcm1104@y...> wrote:
> I too have been working along similar lines... I don't think you
> will find much info to help you outside of this forum and the
> nutsandvolts columns on parallax.com.
>
> I have an electric motor running some equipment in a remote
> location. It has an off-the-shelf monitoring board already
installed
> that monitors for over current and high and low voltage on the
line
> (a problem in rural areas). If one of these events happen a relay
on
> the monitor trips. I am catching that event with the button
> command. I have a BS2 with a cermatek modem and ds1302 realtime
> clock. Every night at 2:00am, the BS2 dials out and calls me at
> home. It leaves a message on the answering machine with one tone
> pattern for OK and another tone pattern for a fault.
>
> I am working on a second prototype now that will call and log on
to
> my linux server via modem and pass the status of all input pins to
a
> shell script that will post them to a database that can be
accessed
> via the web. I'm considering having the DS1302 update its time
to
> the time on the server while it's logged in too.
>
> For a final version, I think I would connect to a standard
external
> modem, rather than a cermatek. I should be able to find old
surplus
> 9600b modems that are inexpensive. Speed is no issue at all for
an
> application like this.
>
> Dan
>
>
> --- In basicstamps@yahoogroups.com, electronguy@a... wrote:
> > Hello everyone,
> >
> > I have some stamp based monitoring equipment at a remote
location
> and am
> > thinking I would like to try to monitor and even control my
> equipment thru
> > the web. I was wondering what sites/books/etc you all thought
would
> be
> > helpful. I am currently plugging away on google as well.
> >
> > thanx
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > [noparse][[/noparse]Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
different about it is that it's tiny -- not much bigger than the
BS2. And you can interface with it without using any extra RS232
driver ICs (which is nice as it leaves the BS2s serial pins available
for using debug and program download).
This link has most of the info you will need:
http://www.parallax.com/Downloads/Documentation/nv/v2/col/NV60-
Calling_All_Stamps.pdf
and
www.cermetek.com has some more details.
It is on sale now at parallax.com for $39! Cheap!
--- In basicstamps@yahoogroups.com, "christopher41877" <CHRIS@R...>
wrote:
> Dan,
>
> This is very interesting. I have some questions about the modem
> because I wanted to get it myself. You need a phone line and it's
> not wireless, correct? Also, when you get the modem, does it have
> practice experiments to help you get started and develop what you
> have done? Any additional info you can provide (websites/articles)
> is greatly appreciated.
>
> Chris
>
>
>
>
> --- In basicstamps@yahoogroups.com, "dcm1104" <dcm1104@y...> wrote:
> > I too have been working along similar lines... I don't think you
> > will find much info to help you outside of this forum and the
> > nutsandvolts columns on parallax.com.
> >
> > I have an electric motor running some equipment in a remote
> > location. It has an off-the-shelf monitoring board already
> installed
> > that monitors for over current and high and low voltage on the
> line
> > (a problem in rural areas). If one of these events happen a
relay
> on
> > the monitor trips. I am catching that event with the button
> > command. I have a BS2 with a cermatek modem and ds1302 realtime
> > clock. Every night at 2:00am, the BS2 dials out and calls me at
> > home. It leaves a message on the answering machine with one tone
> > pattern for OK and another tone pattern for a fault.
> >
> > I am working on a second prototype now that will call and log on
> to
> > my linux server via modem and pass the status of all input pins
to
> a
> > shell script that will post them to a database that can be
> accessed
> > via the web. I'm considering having the DS1302 update its time
> to
> > the time on the server while it's logged in too.
> >
> > For a final version, I think I would connect to a standard
> external
> > modem, rather than a cermatek. I should be able to find old
> surplus
> > 9600b modems that are inexpensive. Speed is no issue at all for
> an
> > application like this.
> >
> > Dan
> >
> >
> > --- In basicstamps@yahoogroups.com, electronguy@a... wrote:
> > > Hello everyone,
> > >
> > > I have some stamp based monitoring equipment at a remote
> location
> > and am
> > > thinking I would like to try to monitor and even control my
> > equipment thru
> > > the web. I was wondering what sites/books/etc you all thought
> would
> > be
> > > helpful. I am currently plugging away on google as well.
> > >
> > > thanx
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > [noparse][[/noparse]Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
That was my thinking originally. I have the quadravox module
gathering dust on my shelf. I had to finish the project in a hurry
and didn't have time to get that part integrated in. I was able to
convey what I needed by just using some dtmf tones after the
answering machine picks up. I may end up building quite a few of them
for other people who have expressed interest in the concept, and the
quadravox may be an option.
Thanks to you for your columns. I was able to get this project
running in no time at all with help from nuts and volts #60.
Dan
--- In basicstamps@yahoogroups.com, jonwms@a... wrote:
> That's an interesting concept. It seems that with a bit more
hardware (like
> from Quadravox), your system could actually leave you a voice
message with
> details. That would be very intersting indeed ... I may have to
get my
> Cermetek modem out of the box....
>
> -- Jon Williams
> -- Parallax
>
>
> In a message dated 5/11/2003 2:26:39 PM Central Standard Time,
> dcm1104@y... writes:
>
> > I have an electric motor running some equipment in a remote
> > location. It has an off-the-shelf monitoring board already
installed
> > that monitors for over current and high and low voltage on the
line
> > (a problem in rural areas). If one of these events happen a
relay on
> > the monitor trips. I am catching that event with the button
> > command. I have a BS2 with a cermatek modem and ds1302 realtime
> > clock. Every night at 2:00am, the BS2 dials out and calls me at
> > home. It leaves a message on the answering machine with one tone
> > pattern for OK and another tone pattern for a fault.
> >
>
>
>
> [noparse][[/noparse]Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
telezapper and insult callers from known telemarketing prefixes would be a
good Stamp project.
Does the Cermetek modem do caller ID?
> That was my thinking originally. I have the quadravox module
> gathering dust on my shelf. I had to finish the project in a hurry
> and didn't have time to get that part integrated in. I was able to
> convey what I needed by just using some dtmf tones after the
> answering machine picks up. I may end up building quite a few of them
> for other people who have expressed interest in the concept, and the
> quadravox may be an option.
> > That's an interesting concept. It seems that with a bit more
> hardware (like
> > from Quadravox), your system could actually leave you a voice
> message with
> > details. That would be very intersting indeed ... I may have to
> get my
> > Cermetek modem out of the box....
> Hey, a smart answering machine / caller ID box that would act as a
> telezapper and insult callers from known telemarketing prefixes
would be a
> good Stamp project.
>
> Does the Cermetek modem do caller ID?
>
I don't believe the 1786 does, but I'm not 100% sure.
However, the new Stamp 2 interfacing book
has an interface for a caller ID chip.
The book is available from Parallax.
The Cermetek does do everything else a
1200 baud modem 1 inch square should do.
Namely, dial out, allow dialing in,
answer the phone, talk to other modems,
send DTMF tones, and send pager messages
to a pager service.
--- In basicstamps@yahoogroups.com, "Rodent" <daweasel@s...> wrote:
> Hey, a smart answering machine / caller ID box that would act as a
> telezapper and insult callers from known telemarketing prefixes
would be a
> good Stamp project.
>
> Does the Cermetek modem do caller ID?
>
>
> > That was my thinking originally. I have the quadravox module
> > gathering dust on my shelf. I had to finish the project in a
hurry
> > and didn't have time to get that part integrated in. I was able
to
> > convey what I needed by just using some dtmf tones after the
> > answering machine picks up. I may end up building quite a few of
them
> > for other people who have expressed interest in the concept, and
the
> > quadravox may be an option.
>
> > > That's an interesting concept. It seems that with a bit more
> > hardware (like
> > > from Quadravox), your system could actually leave you a voice
> > message with
> > > details. That would be very intersting indeed ... I may have to
> > get my
> > > Cermetek modem out of the box....