Re: Powerline modem

From: Jim Thompson (thegreatone_at_example.com)
Date: 02/09/05 

Date: Wed, 09 Feb 2005 09:54:08 -0700

On Wed, 09 Feb 2005 11:48:21 -0500, Spehro Pefhany
<speffSNIP@interlogDOTyou.knowwhat> wrote:

>On Wed, 09 Feb 2005 07:59:32 -0700, the renowned Jim Thompson
><thegreatone@example.com> wrote:
>
>>On Wed, 9 Feb 2005 14:43:24 +0000 (UTC), kensmith@green.rahul.net (Ken
>>Smith) wrote:
>>
>>>In article <i4uf01doft60n1f23rt4ep34kf7b8o5d6u@4ax.com>,
>>>Jim Thompson <thegreatone@example.com> wrote:
>>>[...]
>>>>(1) RF transmitter at your meter, "neighborhood" receiver located on a
>>>>pole, then connection to phone lines.
>>>>
>>>>(2) Modem connection between your meter and *your* phone line. Power
>>>>company polls your modem.
>>>
>>>I'll add:
>>>
>>>(3) An RF responder that is pinged from a truck going down the street.
>>>
>>>
>>>I know, some places use this for water meters, but I expect that someone
>>>has done it for power meters.
>>>
>>>--
>>
>>I'm sure you can find other methods as well. This part of the
>>industry hasn't yet standardized. Everything still is in 'beta' ;-)
>>
>>In my neighborhood the "meter reader" plugs a hand-held device into
>>the meter and records the information, my bill is based on three
>>rates: off-peak, on-peak and peak demand.
>>
>> ...Jim Thompson
>
>http://www.gtiservices.org/amra/amra1/
>
>
>
>Best regards,
>Spehro Pefhany

I did some chip design work for a "modem-per-house" company that was
in (IIRC) Toronto. But they lost their funding before they got it
working.

BTW, if you haven't heard the news...

"PALO ALTO, Calif., Feb 09, 2005 (United Press International via
COMTEX) -- The chairman and chief executive of Hewlett-Packard Co. has
resigned suddenly in a dispute with the California company's board."

Good riddance, Carly ;-)

                                        ...Jim Thompson 

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