im tempted to do a diy digi doc type thing how many sensors etc do people think would be good and any other features?
8 of each is enough really, but have a voltage output level set to vary with temperature. eg 20 oC + = 5V 30 oC + = 7V etc
Do you plan on sending info back to the PC? or Just displaying on a built in display? (ala retail digi dock) Fan speed monitoring as well as temp? Very intersted in this - I've been wanting to gather extra temps / fan speeds and display them on my LCD for a while now, but have been stumped as to how to do it
if you just want temp the easiest way to make a multi sensor thermometer is to buy a temp module from maplins, and get a rotary switch with however many contacts you want and to wire thermistors to it so that u can choose which thermister you want the temperature displayed. not the most elegant solution but if basic temp monitoring is all you want then that way is as good as ne imho nak.
i was gonna use a couple of pics for the project (think it stands for programmable ic) and interface it thru the serial port to the pc with some buttins on the front to select wich u want to display on an lcd
i figure id better explain what a pic is to most poeple out there a pic is a mini one chip computer what can have serial ports parallel ports ram your program is stored in rom and theres even some flash rom (non volotile storage) that u can access as ram they can even have buily in analogue to digital convertors
Why bother with the buttons? If the data is sent back to the PC via the serial port, you could dump the info into Motherboard Monitor's shared memory. Then you could select and display whatever you want through MBM's dashboard and an LCD using something like LCDC or LCD Smartie.
though i was tempted to try to plug it into the smbus with all the built in sensors but i cant find out how it works
yeah ive seen that site but it dosent tell u how to plug a pic into it infact i think i would have 2 join for more info and i cant be bothered and the spec sheets on the specs page confused me
Eater, have a look at this: How to implement an SMS Controller Looks promissing - well at least to a novice It even has a parts list! TTFN AF
No probs. If that info isn't usefull, they've got shed loads more here: LM_Sensors Reading that lot should keep you off the streets...
This looks of particular use, as it shows you how to physically connect to the SMBus: SMBus Hardware Hacking Have fun...
im lucky i dont have to solder onto my ram (wouldnt atm anyway prices r too high) as i have an a7v133 wich has an smbus header on it the main prob is getting the sensor chips does ne one know where i can get them cos i had a look in the rapid catalogue and couldnt see any of the devices listed on the lm_sensors page :-( and its not even worth looking in maplin so ne ideas about a supplier?
