Re: gEDA-user: powermeter board, with less ground planes :-)

[Joerg <joergsch@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

DJ Delorie wrote:
> Joerg <joergsch@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
>> Ethernet would be isolated
> 
> Hmmm... maybe I'll look into an ENCJ ethernet part; it's got 5v
> tolerant inputs, is small, provides isolation, and I won't need to put
> PCs at each box.  Of course, this means I need to put a power supply
> on the board now ;-)
> 

But a doorbell transformer is a whole lot cheaper than a PC. And with my 
wife the WAF for PCs next to the sub-panels would be pretty low. Also, 
Ethernet may open up this kind of solution:

http://www.amazon.com/Linksys-WET11-Wireless-Ethernet-Bridge/dp/B000066JQU

Still, I'd try to run CAT5 through the attic or raised foundation. 
Cheaper, more reliable. However, I have no idea what the software 
overhead would be for a LAN version of such a project.


> I also happen to have an ENJC reference design in the alarm clock!
> Woot.
> 

Ethernet-equipped alarm clocks? Wow. We aren't this modern out here. You 
guys probably also own a LAN-connected propane barbeque ;-)

Regards, Joerg

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