Comments on: Building a completely automated, web/ssh/vnc controlled, home automation server from a clamshell ibook (with a faulty cd drive) and 10$ worth of electronics http://hunterdavis.com/archives/13 4.0! Tue, 07 Sep 2010 12:15:45 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: hunter http://hunterdavis.com/archives/13/comment-page-1#comment-1538 hunter Sun, 27 Jul 2008 20:09:11 +0000 http://hunterdavis.com/archives/13#comment-1538 Hi Joe, I would go for the serial one. I cannot speak for the usb one, as I got the serial one myself, but in my experience with these sort of proprietary usb interfaces you've got about a 50/50 shot with it. If you don't have a serial port, I got my serial->usb converter for only a couple dollars. The nice thing about the serial to usb converters is that they're all based on the cheapest chipset possible, which are all supported natively. Hi Joe,

I would go for the serial one. I cannot speak for the usb one, as I got the serial one myself, but in my experience with these sort of proprietary usb interfaces you’ve got about a 50/50 shot with it. If you don’t have a serial port, I got my serial->usb converter for only a couple dollars. The nice thing about the serial to usb converters is that they’re all based on the cheapest chipset possible, which are all supported natively.

]]> By: Joe http://hunterdavis.com/archives/13/comment-page-1#comment-1537 Joe Sun, 27 Jul 2008 19:35:07 +0000 http://hunterdavis.com/archives/13#comment-1537 Hi, Im gonna do something like this, should i get the normal pc adapter with the serial port. or get the usb adapter that instead of having a serial plug it has a usb plug. The serial one is £12 cheaper, but if i use ubuntu will the usb one need any drivers or anything, will it work right out of the box? Hi,
Im gonna do something like this, should i get the normal pc adapter with the serial port. or get the usb adapter that instead of having a serial plug it has a usb plug.
The serial one is £12 cheaper, but if i use ubuntu will the usb one need any drivers or anything, will it work right out of the box?

]]> By: hunter http://hunterdavis.com/archives/13/comment-page-1#comment-1536 hunter Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:52:44 +0000 http://hunterdavis.com/archives/13#comment-1536 Haha thanks Mike, I do fancy myself something of an inventor, I'll let you know when my next one drops :) Glad it worked for you. Haha thanks Mike, I do fancy myself something of an inventor, I’ll let you know when my next one drops :) Glad it worked for you.

]]> By: Mike http://hunterdavis.com/archives/13/comment-page-1#comment-1535 Mike Fri, 25 Jul 2008 05:48:11 +0000 http://hunterdavis.com/archives/13#comment-1535 Thanks for the tip with the heart wrist moniter for sleep paralysis. Worked like a charm. You should try working on world peace next, why stop when your on a roll? Seriously, thanks. Thanks for the tip with the heart wrist moniter for sleep paralysis. Worked like a charm. You should try working on world peace next, why stop when your on a roll? Seriously, thanks.

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