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John LaRoux

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Username: John LaRoux
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You would use up what little power you have telling yourself the batteries are dead. Its like poking yourself in the eye with a sharp stick.

in Create a rule trigger for battery level Comment by John LaRoux March 2013
Well they haven't even got simple texting working yet, external sensors will be years away if at all. My 84 year old Dad can text me but MIT grads cannot accomplish the simple task.

in Adding an external temperature sensor Comment by John LaRoux March 2013
I would think once an hour to check-in with the server and whenever a rule is triggered. 45 seconds is way to often. I understand it's calling home every 45 seconds to update the dashboard but it has the flip me upside down to do the instant update …

in How can I increase the mote's battery lifetime ? Comment by John LaRoux December 2012
You could use something like this and you wouldn't need to use any voltage. Just hook up the in and gnd to this device and adjust it to close anywhere from 2.5 amp to 135 amps. http://www.ebay.com/itm/VERIS-HAWKEYE-H908-CURRENT-SWITCH-/19076222658…

in Using Twine with a current sensor to get alerts when my sump pump runs. Comment by John LaRoux November 2012
I looked at the block diagram of the wifi module and it looks like the external antenna connection is attached to the internal antenna so you could probably just plug in an external antenna and get better range. But i'm just an AC mechanic so I may…

in Better WiFi range? Comment by John LaRoux November 2012
I see the twine wifi module has an external antenna connection. Wonder if it is operational.

in Better WiFi range? Comment by John LaRoux November 2012
All you need is a mag switch and your done.

in Using Twine to monitor garage door and send reminder notifications Comment by John LaRoux November 2012
Command strips from 3M works great for lots of things. I use them for all my wireless temp/humidity/CO2 sensors.

in Non-penetrating way to attach Twine Comment by John LaRoux November 2012

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