DS18b20 usage and setup

I'd like to run one of my RPi's as a temp monitor for the house.
I have CAT 5e cabling all over the house and out to the shed
I understand http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/freshers/raspbe ... mperature/
and have had one work attached to the top of my RPi
what would be the best way to arrange my setup so I can use some of my existing CAT5e to hang some more sensors at places farther down the line
I don't think that the 3.3v from the RPI will be beefy enough to reach the farther places [I have not yet tried]

I'm open to all suggestions ;-p

If they're all over the house then the GPIO based 1-Wire driver isn't going to work for you, it's only any good on relatively short networks.

You need some other kind of 1-Wire master. Essentially you have two options, a DS9490R USB to 1-Wire host adapter or some kind of i2c connected master plugged into the GPIO connector. Either one will support a network of up to about 100m of twisted pair cable.

I sell both of these options and am happy to give all the advice you need either on here or by PM or email. See the link in my signature for more information.

Paul

[rurwin]

Hi repton.

I have 10 of these sitting waiting for me to get a round tuit. What would you say was a reasonable, stable maximum length for a GPIO-mastered line with good tight twisted pair (not CAT5) and no spurs?

I was thinking maybe 10m with 4-6 DS18B20s.

I have 10 of these sitting waiting for me to get a round tuit. What would you say was a reasonable, stable maximum length for a GPIO-mastered line with good tight twisted pair (not CAT5) and no spurs?

I was thinking maybe 10m with 4-6 DS18B20s.

I've not actually had enough round tuits myself to test this to its limits but I have had 3 sensors working on 11m of cat5 reliably. I think the limiting factor is going to be cable length rather than number of sensors as the sensors themselves only use tiny amounts of power when idle.

I would think 10m and half a dozen sensors would work fine.

Paul

[rurwin]

Thanks

OK - Thanks ,
what I'll do when I have some time [ha!] is have a play and see what I can sort out.

I sell both of these options and am happy to give all the advice you need either on here or by PM or email. See the link in my signature for more information.

Paul

I have one of Paul's RPI2 daughter boards
http://www.sheepwalkelectronics.co.uk/RPI2.shtml
I'm very pleased with it: