1DS2438(3)                    One-Wire File System                    DS2438(3)
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NAME

6       DS2438 - Smart Battery Monitor
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SYNOPSIS

9   Temperature Voltages and Current.
10       26  [.]XXXXXXXXXXXX[XX][/[  CA  | EE | date | disconnect/date | discon‐
11       nect/udate  |  endcharge/date  |  endcharge/udate  |  IAD  |  offset  |
12       pages/page.[0-7|ALL]  |  temperature | latesttemp | udate | VAD | VDD |
13       vis | address | crc8 | id | locator | r_address | r_id  |  r_locator  |
14       type ]]
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16   Humidity sensor
17       26   [.]XXXXXXXXXXXX[XX][/[   HIH4000/humidity   |  HIH5030/humidity  |
18       HTM1735/humidity | DATANAB/reset | DATANAB/humidity | humidity  |  tem‐
19       perature ]]
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21   Barometer
22       26    [.]XXXXXXXXXXXX[XX][/[    B1-R1-A/pressure   |   B1-R1-A/gain   |
23       B1-R1-A/offset | ]]
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25   Light
26       26  [.]XXXXXXXXXXXX[XX][/[  S3-R1-A/current  |  S3-R1-A/illuminance   |
27       S3-R1-A/gain ]]
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FAMILY CODE

30       26
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SPECIAL PROPERTIES

33   pages/page.0 ... pages/page.7 pages/page.ALL
34       read-write, binary
35       Memory  is  split  into 8 pages of 8 bytes each. Only the pages 3-7 are
36       really available, and some of that appears  to  be  reserved.  See  the
37       datasheet for details.
38       ALL is an aggregate of the pages. Each page is accessed sequentially.
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40   temperature
41       read-only, floating point
42       Temperature  read  by the chip at high resolution (~13 bits). Units are
43       selected from the invoking command line. See owfs(1) or owhttpd(1)  for
44       choices. Default is Celsius.  Conversion takes ~20 msec.
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46   latesttemp
47       read-only, floating point
48       Latest  measured  temperature.  Reading  this node will never trigger a
49       temperature conversion. Intended for use in conjunction with  /simulta‐
50       neous/temperature.
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52   VAD VDD
53       read-only, floating point
54       Voltage  read  (~10 bits) at the one of the chip's two supply voltages.
55       Range VDD= 2.4V to 10V, VAD=1.5 to 10V.
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57   vis
58       read-only, floating point
59       Current sensor reading, as a voltage difference. Value is in volts.
60       Actual current depends on Rsens resistor (see datasheet).
61       The formula for current is I = vis / Rsens
62       with units in Amps and Ohms.
63       Current measurement will be temporarily enabled (see Ienable )  if  not
64       currently enabled (pun intended) for this reading.
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CONFIGURATION PROPERTIES

67   CA
68       read-write, yes-no
69       Current  Accumulator  Configuration  flag  bit.  If "on" (1) current is
70       stored in page 7 bytes 4-7. If "off" (0) that page can be used for gen‐
71       eral storage. See the datasheet for more information.
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73   EE
74       read-write, yes-no
75       Current  Accumulator  Shadow  flag  bit. If "on" (1) current reading is
76       stored to EEPROM. If "off" (0) that data will be lost when  chip  loses
77       power. See the datasheet for more information
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79   IAD
80       read-write, yes-no
81       Current A/D Control flag bit. If "on" (1) current measured at 36.41 Hz.
82       If "off" (0) current measurements won't be made. See the datasheet  for
83       more information.
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DATE PROPERTIES

86   date
87       read-write, ascii
88       26  character date representation of the counter value. Increments once
89       per second.
90       Setting date to a null string will put the current system time.
91       Accepted date formats are:
92         Sat[urday] March 12 12:23:59 2001
93         Apr[il] 4 9:34:56 2002
94         3/23/04 23:34:57
95         current locale setting (your system's format)
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97   disconnect/date
98       read-write, ascii
99       26 character date representation of the  disconnect/udate  value.  Time
100       when the battery pack waws removed from the charger. Format is the same
101       as the date property.
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103   disconnect/udate
104       read-write, unsigned integer
105       Representation of disconnect/date as a number. See udate for details.
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107   endcharge/date
108       read-write, ascii
109       26 character date representation of the endcharge/udate  value.  Format
110       is the same as the date property.
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112   endcharge/udate
113       read-write, unsigned integer
114       Representation of endcharge/date as a number. See udate for details.
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116   udate
117       read-write, unsigned integer
118       Time represented as a number.  udate increments once per second.
119       Usually set to unix time standard: number of seconds since Jan 1, 1970.
120       The date field will be the unix representation (ascii  text)  of  udate
121       and setting either will change the other.
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HUMIDITY PROPERTIES

124   HIH4000/humidity
125       read-only, floating point
126       Relative humidity, as percent (1-100 scale).
127       This  value is for a design based on Honeywell's HIH-4000 humidity sen‐
128       sor.
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130   HIH5030/humidity
131       read-only, floating point
132       Relative humidity, as percent (1-100 scale).
133       This value is for a design based on Honeywell's HIH-5030/5031  humidity
134       sensor.
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136   HTM1735/humidity
137       read-only, floating point
138       Relative humidity, as percent (1-100 scale).
139       This value is for a design based on Humirel's HTM-1735 humidity sensor.
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141   DATANAB/humidity
142       read-only, floating point
143       Based  on  DataNAB's humidity sensor. It uses a HIH-4000 sensor and the
144       current sensning rather than voltage readings from the DS2438. Calibra‐
145       tion  values  are  stored  on chip, and a check field is stored in chip
146       memory.
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148   DATANAB/reset
149       write-only, yes-no
150       Used to read calibration values and set the  chip  to  current  reading
151       more.  Should  be  automatically  called  when  a  humidity  reading is
152       requested.
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154   humidity
155       read-only, floating point
156       Relative humidity, as percent (1-100 scale).
157       The DS2438 actually does not read humidity, but a widely available  and
158       publicised circuit based on the chip, does. This design is for the com‐
159       mon Honeywell HIH-3610 humidity chip. The  mostly  compatible  HIH-4000
160       chip  uses  different  temperature compensation, so is better read from
161       the HIH4000/humidity value. See the datasheets for details.
162       If the chip is instead a DATANAB  design,  the  DATANAB/humidity  value
163       will be automatically used.
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BAROMETER PROPERTIES

166   B1-R1-A/pressure
167       read-only, floating point
168       Pressure  reading,  as  milli-bars,  or  other  unit  depending on set‐
169       tings/units/pressure_scale.
170       This value is for the B1-R1-A barometer from Hobby-Boards, and  assumes
171       the standard calibration.
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173   B1-R1-A/gain
174       read/write, floating point
175       Calibration  of  pressure gain, as signed number, expressed as the same
176       units as B1-R1-A/pressure per volt.
177       This value will be multiplied with the  measured  voltage  to  get  the
178       B1-R1-A/pressure  reading. It may have to be fine tuned for calibration
179       purposes, although with the standard sensor,  it  will  often  be  good
180       enough to keep it as is.
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182   B1-R1-A/offset
183       read/write, floating point
184       Calibration  of  pressure  offset,  as  signed  number,  same  units as
185       B1-R1-A/pressure.
186       This value will be added to the B1-R1-A/pressure reading.  The  default
187       value  is  904.7  millibars,  which may be altered to to compensate for
188       elevation.
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SOLAR SENSOR PROPERTIES

191   S3-R1-A/current
192       read-only, floating point
193       Photo-diode current, in micro-amperes.
194       This value is for the S3-R1-A solar radiation sensor from Hobby-Boards.
195       Due  to  noise and offsets, this value may read as a negative number in
196       low light conditions.  The offset register can be  modified  to  reduce
197       the offset as much as possible.
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199   S3-R1-A/illumination
200       read-only, floating point
201       Illumination, in lux. Always a positive number.
202       This   value   is  the  lux  reading  from  the  solar  sensor,  taking
203       S3-R1-A/gain into consideration.
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205   S3-R1-A/gain
206       read/write, floating point
207       Calibration of photo-diode gain expressed  as  lux  per  micro-amperes.
208       The default value is for the SFH203P photo-diode from Osram, used bare.
209       A different gain may be used for instance to compensate  for  an  inte‐
210       grathing, white sphere placed over the diode.
211       This value is for the S3-R1-A solar radiation sensor from Hobby-Boards,
212       using the SFH203P photo-diode from Osram.
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MULTISENSOR PROPERTIES

215   MultiSensor/type
216       read-only, ascii
217       For iButtonLink's MultiSensor line of 1-wire devices, give the specific
218       configuration  based  on a data byte set in memory. (Byte 0 of page 3).
219       This can help interpretation of the sensor values, distinguishing, cur‐
220       rent from water from light.
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222   offset
223       read-write, integer
224       Correction  for current readings. A value between -256 and 255. See the
225       datasheet for details. Should be set to the negative  of  a  true  zero
226       current reading.
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STANDARD PROPERTIES

229   address
230   r_address
231       read-only, ascii
232       The  entire  64-bit  unique  ID. Given as upper case hexidecimal digits
233       (0-9A-F).
234       address starts with the family code
235       r address is the address in reverse order, which is often used in other
236       applications and labeling.
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238   crc8
239       read-only, ascii
240       The  8-bit error correction portion. Uses cyclic redundancy check. Com‐
241       puted from the preceding 56 bits of the  unique  ID  number.  Given  as
242       upper case hexadecimal digits (0-9A-F).
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244   family
245       read-only, ascii
246       The  8-bit  family  code. Unique to each type of device. Given as upper
247       case hexadecimal digits (0-9A-F).
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249   id
250   r_id
251       read-only, ascii
252       The 48-bit middle portion of the unique ID number. Does not include the
253       family code or CRC. Given as upper case hexadecimal digits (0-9A-F).
254       r  id is the id in reverse order, which is often used in other applica‐
255       tions and labeling.
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257   locator
258   r_locator
259       read-only, ascii
260       Uses an extension of the 1-wire design from  iButtonLink  company  that
261       associated  1-wire  physical  connections with a unique 1-wire code. If
262       the connection is behind a Link Locator the locator will show a  unique
263       8-byte number (16 character hexadecimal) starting with family code FE.
264       If  no  Link  Locator is between the device and the master, the locator
265       field will be all FF.
266       r locator is the locator in reverse order.
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268   present (DEPRECATED)
269       read-only, yes-no
270       Is the device currently present on the 1-wire bus?
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272   type
273       read-only, ascii
274       Part name assigned by Dallas Semi. E.g.  DS2401  Alternative  packaging
275       (iButton vs chip) will not be distiguished.
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ALARMS

278       None.
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DESCRIPTION

281   1-Wire
282       1-wire is a wiring protocol and series of devices designed and manufac‐
283       tured by Dallas Semiconductor, Inc. The bus is  a  low-power  low-speed
284       low-connector scheme where the data line can also provide power.
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286       Each  device  is  uniquely and unalterably numbered during manufacture.
287       There are a wide variety of devices, including memory, sensors  (humid‐
288       ity, temperature, voltage, contact, current), switches, timers and data
289       loggers. More complex devices (like thermocouple sensors) can be  built
290       with  these  basic  devices.  There  are  also 1-wire devices that have
291       encryption included.
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293       The 1-wire scheme uses a single bus master and multiple slaves  on  the
294       same  wire.  The bus master initiates all communication. The slaves can
295       be individually discovered and addressed using their unique ID.
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297       Bus masters come in a variety of configurations including serial,  par‐
298       allel, i2c, network or USB adapters.
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300   OWFS design
301       OWFS  is  a  suite of programs that designed to make the 1-wire bus and
302       its devices easily accessible. The underlying principle is to create  a
303       virtual  filesystem,  with  the  unique ID being the directory, and the
304       individual properties of the device are  represented  as  simple  files
305       that can be read and written.
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307       Details  of  the  individual slave or master design are hidden behind a
308       consistent interface. The goal is to provide an easy set of tools for a
309       software  designer  to create monitoring or control applications. There
310       are some performance enhancements in the implementation, including data
311       caching, parallel access to bus masters, and aggregation of device com‐
312       munication. Still the fundamental goal has been ease of use,  flexibil‐
313       ity and correctness rather than speed.
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315   DS2438
316       The DS2438 (3) is a more complete form of the DS2436 battery chip. Cur‐
317       rent sensing is available, but not  implemented.  The  major  advantage
318       compared  to  the DS2436 is that two voltages can be read, allowing one
319       to correct circuit measurements for supply voltage and  temperature.  A
320       better comparison is the DS276x family of chips.
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ADDRESSING

323       All  1-wire  devices are factory assigned a unique 64-bit address. This
324       address is of the form:
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326       Family Code
327              8 bits
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329       Address
330              48 bits
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332       CRC    8 bits
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334       Addressing under OWFS is in hexadecimal, of form:
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336              01.123456789ABC
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338       where 01 is an example 8-bit family code, and 12345678ABC is an example
339       48 bit address.
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341       The  dot  is  optional,  and the CRC code can included. If included, it
342       must be correct.
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DATASHEET

345       http://pdfserv.maxim-ic.com/en/ds/DS2438.pdf
346       http://pdfserv.maxim-ic.com/en/an/humsensor.pdf
347       http://goo.gl/o9DH0 (Redirects  to  009012_2.pdf  PDF  file  on  honey‐
348       well.com website)
349       http://www.phanderson.com/hih-4000.pdf
350       http://www.humirel.com/product/fichier/HTM1735%20RevG%20.pdf
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SEE ALSO

353   Programs
354       owfs  (1)  owhttpd  (1)  owftpd  (1)  owserver (1) owdir (1) owread (1)
355       owwrite (1) owpresent (1) owtap (1)
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357   Configuration and testing
358       owfs (5) owtap (1) owmon (1)
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360   Language bindings
361       owtcl (3) owperl (3) owcapi (3)
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363   Clocks
364       DS1427 (3) DS1904 (3) DS1994 (3) DS2404  (3)  DS2404S  (3)  DS2415  (3)
365       DS2417 (3)
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367   ID
368       DS2401 (3) DS2411 (3) DS1990A (3)
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370   Memory
371       DS1982  (3)  DS1985  (3)  DS1986  (3)  DS1991 (3) DS1992 (3) DS1993 (3)
372       DS1995 (3) DS1996 (3) DS2430A (3) DS2431  (3)  DS2433  (3)  DS2502  (3)
373       DS2506 (3) DS28E04 (3) DS28EC20 (3)
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375   Switches
376       DS2405 (3) DS2406 (3) DS2408 (3) DS2409 (3) DS2413 (3) DS28EA00 (3)
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378   Temperature
379       DS1822  (3)  DS1825  (3)  DS1820 (3) DS18B20 (3) DS18S20 (3) DS1920 (3)
380       DS1921 (3) DS1821 (3) DS28EA00 (3) DS28E04 (3) EDS0064 (3) EDS0065  (3)
381       EDS0066  (3)  EDS0067  (3) EDS0068 (3) EDS0071 (3) EDS0072 (3) MAX31826
382       (3)
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384   Humidity
385       DS1922 (3) DS2438 (3) EDS0065 (3) EDS0068 (3)
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387   Voltage
388       DS2450 (3)
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390   Resistance
391       DS2890 (3)
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393   Multifunction (current, voltage, temperature)
394       DS2436 (3) DS2437 (3) DS2438 (3)  DS2751  (3)  DS2755  (3)  DS2756  (3)
395       DS2760 (3) DS2770 (3) DS2780 (3) DS2781 (3) DS2788 (3) DS2784 (3)
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397   Counter
398       DS2423 (3)
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400   LCD Screen
401       LCD (3) DS2408 (3)
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403   Crypto
404       DS1977 (3)
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406   Pressure
407       DS2406 (3) TAI8570 (3) EDS0066 (3) EDS0068 (3)
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409   Moisture
410       EEEF (3) DS2438 (3)
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AVAILABILITY

413       http://www.owfs.org
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AUTHOR

416       Paul Alfille (paul.alfille@gmail.com) Egil Kvaleberg
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