paul@oddjob.UChicago.UUCP (Paul Schinder) (01/22/85)
Does anyone out there have a device driver for a Mr. Coffee to run on a VAX 11/780 running 4.2BSD? -- Paul Schinder Astronomy and Astrophysics Center University of Chicago uucp: ..!ihnp4!oddjob!paul
mwherman@watcgl.UUCP (Michael W. Herman) (01/23/85)
> Does anyone out there have a device driver for a Mr. Coffee to > run on a VAX 11/780 running 4.2BSD? > Paul Schinder > Astronomy and Astrophysics Center > University of Chicago We don't have one for a Mr. Coffee but we do have one for a 3 station Gaggia we're running.
rpw3@redwood.UUCP (Rob Warnock) (01/25/85)
[I couldn't resist...] +--------------- | Does anyone out there have a device driver for a Mr. Coffee to | run on a VAX 11/780 running 4.2BSD? | Paul Schinder | Astronomy and Astrophysics Center | University of Chicago | uucp: ..!ihnp4!oddjob!paul +--------------- YES! ;-} I assume it's to get the coffee started before you come in at 2 or 3 in the morning to make those late night "observations"? Well, the following may help... ;-} Buy a Radio Shack #63-888 Micronta Electronic Programmable Timer. It has a digital clock with on/off presets, and uses a hefty relay (you know, MECHANICAL contacts?) to switch the load (up to 1875 watts). Besides the automatic on/off, there is a manual on/off pushbutton. It comes with a schematic, and you can easily (:-) wire the manual pushbutton (with appropriate resistor and diode protection) to the data terminal ready (DTR) output of one of your TTY ports. Use the TIOCSDTR/TIOCCDTR ioctls to toggle DTR. (Some kernels have been locally extended to let you read Carrier Detect (CD), which if wired to the relay coil would confirm whether you had just turned the Mr. Coffee on, or maybe off). If desired, you can cut the timer out entirely, and connect DTR to the relay drive transistor Q4 for positive control. Make sure the polarity is such that if the VAX crash/reboots when you are not around, the Mr. Coffee ends up OFF, rather than ON. ;-} Combined with a music-playing program (see previous article on the uses of DTR wired to a speaker), you can really "wake up and smell the coffee". ;-} Rob ("Is it April 1st yet?") Warnock UUCP: {ihnp4,ucbvax!dual}!fortune!redwood!rpw3 DDD: (415)572-2607 USPS: 510 Trinidad Lane, Foster City, CA 94404
robert@gitpyr.UUCP (Robert Viduya) (01/28/85)
>< > > Does anyone out there have a device driver for a Mr. Coffee to > > YES! ;-} I assume it's to get the coffee started before you come > in at 2 or 3 in the morning to make those late night "observations"? > Well, the following may help... ;-} > Great... Now all you need is a device driver for the robot to carry it to you. :-) robert -- Robert Viduya Georgia Institute of Technology ...!{akgua,allegra,amd,hplabs,ihnp4,masscomp,ut-ngp}!gatech!gitpyr!robert ...!{rlgvax,sb1,uf-cgrl,unmvax,ut-sally}!gatech!gitpyr!robert
pedz@smu.UUCP (01/29/85)
Gee, I was not smart enough to put my Mr. Coffee directly onto the bus. I just hung it off like it was a terminal. My problem now is trying to find a termcap for it. Anyone have one? Perry
bmw@aesat.UUCP (Bruce Walker) (01/31/85)
[Articles are packed by weight; contents may settle during shipping] > Gee, I was not smart enough to put my Mr. Coffee directly onto > the bus. I just hung it off like it was a terminal. My problem > now is trying to find a termcap for it. Anyone have one? > > Perry I think it uses the same termcap as the "Perq". Bruce Walker {allegra,ihnp4,linus,decvax}!utzoo!aesat!bmw "Remember, vectors are your friends."