[tech] temperature logging

[Andrew Williams]

Monday, July 11, 2005, 11:33:12 AM, Davyd wrote:

> The first rule of engineering is to see what's already been engineered,
> and use
> it. This is awfully similar to the first axiom of programming "Good coders
> code, Great coders reuse", which is also something that makes a lot of UCCans
> simply good coders.

OK, so you've set up:

-A borrowed serial-analog converter that the club doesn't own

-Attached to a 15-year-old DEC terminal server that talks to every
other machine in the universe using an obsolete (and obscure) protocol

-Connected using a homemade 'Eric' dongle, intended only for testing
serial wiring, and liable to be grabbed and used elsewhere when
somebody actually needs it for testing.

-Powered using a US 9V plugpack hanging off a 240V-110V transformer
because you couldn't find an Australian power supply

-Documented with one brief email to the tech list.

While all this is classic UCC construction practice, quoting
principles of sound engineering design to justify one of your choices
seems slightly ridiculous :-)

Andrew