I vote in favour of a rule parameter such as "If time is more than x, and less than y" do the rest of the rule. This might be difficult, 'cause as I understand it right now, your Twine actually doesn't "know" what the time is, and so would consume e…
This has been the issue all along with wanting the USB/Battery notification; if the USB loses power, your WiFi router is probably also going down. But, how about an email/SMS alert based on, "your Twine, which has been alive and well, has suddenly g…
Agreed, the rules need to be device based, and rule triggers can be communicated to a cloud server for computationally heavy execution. This would also solve some of the problems a number of us seem to be experiencing; we can see what our Twine is d…
Further to above, all the switches will have to be the same in the "normal" state, "on" or "off" for this to work. As it appears that external sensors that are "on" consume more power than for "off" it is obvious which the normal state should be.
At the moment, since all Twine external sensors are on/off, you can use the break-out board for multiple sensors/switches, as long as they signal on/off. Simply connect them to the break-out board,using a transistor or a relay, in parallel. When one…
The way Twine works with SMS and email, both use email. SMS is sent using your carriers SMS email gateway, so if email doesn't work, the odds are basically certain you won't get SMS. For reasons known only to the Twine deity, a lot of us in Canada a…
would be nice, but right now, let's make some of the basic stuff work, like vibration sensor, and communications issues like not getting SMS or email alerts.
I would support a "has changed from x to y" signal. My plan is to use the Twine as a way of signalling my son to check my house for, specifically sump pump failure and low temperature (furnace failure) while I am away for long Winter holidays (it's …
While you're at it, please include a "rechargeable batteries" option. As it is, they trigger a battery low alarm within days of being installed, but then keep on working until they die, and Twine with them, without notice.
This has also come up with people who want to monitor freezers. Since all Twine external monitors are essentially on/off switches, a cheap thermostat, suitably waterproofed (since the bimetal coil will work in or out of water, the only concern would…
This is a necessity if you have older hands, like mine. The force needed to push out the Twine for battery changing is more than my thumbs like. They could also make the sleeve a tiny bit larger.
Freezers typically run at about -20 C (-4 F), so you'd want an alarm that your freezer has stopped working at probably -10 C (14 F). Putting the Twine in the freezer seems problematical, given it's operating temperature limits, battery issues, getti…
Much simpler - I want to be able to take the Twine to somewhere and be able to see if it is still connected there, ie. I can do something with it there, without having to leave it and run back to the computer to see if it's still connected.
If one uses a range extender on a home network, the range extender is technically a different network with a different SSID, and so the ability to move between networks would be useful even in a large house. Eg, in my case, the signal on the back pa…
True, but the whole idea of Twine is that it can be remote from your computer, and if I take it to somewhere else in the house, should I have to run back to the computer to see that it's still connected, rather than being able to check at the remote…
I'm in Ontario, and with Rogers Wireless. The TEST SMS also works for me. I can think up some reasons for why the SMS thing might not work, such as where the text originates (is it in the US) creating an issue with international text being somehow …
OK, this will work.
But, why should we, the Twine buyers, have to get this creative to make THEIR device work? We don't need work-arounds, we just need their stuff to work.
I've had very timely response from a person by name of Christina, much appreciated, although none of the issues I have raised have been resolved. But, I suspect they are overwhelmed, so, let's give them some time, but, also keep pointing out what is…
I have suggested to Twine that they need to provide two functionality signals; one a battery check, the other an connected to WiFi indication.
Given that they desperately need to conserve battery power, my suggestion was the following:
* get the a…
I can't think of any logical reason why a router firmware version should have any influence on a Twine's firmware programming's sleep parameters. Stranger things have happened, but this is probably not one of them.
Yes, but on my desktop, Ethernet still beats WiFi by about +40% transfer speed. Why should I give that up.
I solved that problem by setting up Twine on my iPad, which only allows one WiFi connection, and reconnects to my own network when Twine shuts…