Popular - Twine community http://www.minervakestner.com/ Mon, 27 Apr 2026 20:07:16 +0000 Popular - Twine community en Server down? http://www.minervakestner.com/discussion/442/server-down Sat, 11 May 2013 15:00:28 +0000 Tips and Troubleshooting Barry Levine 442@/discussions ]]> I Need the Twine's MAC... http://www.minervakestner.com/discussion/13/i-need-the-twines-mac Wed, 31 Oct 2012 16:04:41 +0000 Tips and Troubleshooting Kit Plummer 13@/discussions On board humidity sensor http://www.minervakestner.com/discussion/49/on-board-humidity-sensor Wed, 14 Nov 2012 11:47:46 +0000 Feature requests Gene Jaleski 49@/discussions Twine wants us to be able to pay to get SMS Texts! http://www.minervakestner.com/discussion/407/twine-wants-us-to-be-able-to-pay-to-get-sms-texts Sat, 23 Mar 2013 13:04:27 +0000 Miscellaneous Darren Skidmore 407@/discussions
As a Twine owner who's had problems getting their carrier to accept text messages from Twine, I wanted to let you know that we’ve developed an alternative. Previously, we were using the email-to-SMS gateway that carriers usually provide, but while free, it's proven unreliable.

We strive to make Twine’s experience as good as it can be, so we've added paid accounts in order to purchase "real" SMS (and voice calls that let your Twine speak what you type as a notification) which will work reliably with all carriers!

Learn more about the paid account upgrade at: https://twine.supermechanical.com/plus - it's pay-as-you-go, but if you aren't happy with it after trying it, we'll give you a refund for the account. Just let us know within the first month. Bonus: All texts and calls will come from the same number now, so you can save your Twine as a contact!

If the free SMSs are working for you, you'll still be able to send them using the email-based method (you'll just set it up in an email notification).

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]]> View a Twine dashboard in simple static HTML? http://www.minervakestner.com/discussion/279/view-a-twine-dashboard-in-simple-static-html Wed, 02 Jan 2013 19:17:24 +0000 Feature requests Joshua Schoolcraft 279@/discussions Does the USB port work for data? http://www.minervakestner.com/discussion/18/does-the-usb-port-work-for-data Thu, 01 Nov 2012 19:52:55 +0000 Software developers Andrew Brampton 18@/discussions
I'm a linux hacker looking to hack, and write drivers if needed!]]> Using Twine with a current sensor to get alerts when my sump pump runs. http://www.minervakestner.com/discussion/138/using-twine-with-a-current-sensor-to-get-alerts-when-my-sump-pump-runs Thu, 29 Nov 2012 10:21:18 +0000 At home Martin Cowley 138@/discussions Monitor sensor-data for regular intervals http://www.minervakestner.com/discussion/248/monitor-sensor-data-for-regular-intervals Sat, 22 Dec 2012 01:45:13 +0000 Tips and Troubleshooting Mark Simons 248@/discussions Using Twine + MagSwitch to Notify of Cleaning Lady @ Work http://www.minervakestner.com/discussion/214/using-twine-magswitch-to-notify-of-cleaning-lady-work Thu, 13 Dec 2012 13:05:15 +0000 At home Butch Mayhew 214@/discussions Manually Fire an HTTP request (for Testing) http://www.minervakestner.com/discussion/41/manually-fire-an-http-request-for-testing Sat, 10 Nov 2012 01:36:21 +0000 Feature requests Kit Plummer 41@/discussions Rule Packs http://www.minervakestner.com/discussion/77/rule-packs Mon, 19 Nov 2012 18:57:58 +0000 Software developers Craig Perko 77@/discussions
More precisely, I'd like the ability to arbitrarily move Twines from location to location for spot-monitoring, and just make it a button-click to load up the correct rule set for the location.]]> May have fixed my sleep issue with a router firmware update http://www.minervakestner.com/discussion/115/may-have-fixed-my-sleep-issue-with-a-router-firmware-update Fri, 23 Nov 2012 21:29:37 +0000 Miscellaneous William Winter 115@/discussions I use a Cisco/Linksys E4200 WiFi router. It was running the out-of-the-box firmware from about 1 year (or more) ago, version 1.0.01. I upgraded the firmware to the latest and now the Twine seems to sleep and wake properly.
I hope this info helps someone!
Best, William]]> Killer app is the humidifier sensor for a cigar humidor http://www.minervakestner.com/discussion/301/killer-app-is-the-humidifier-sensor-for-a-cigar-humidor Fri, 11 Jan 2013 20:27:55 +0000 Feature requests Mike Marks 301@/discussions
Any chance one is coming?]]> Setup ASSUMES a pc with wi-fi http://www.minervakestner.com/discussion/119/setup-assumes-a-pc-with-wi-fi Sat, 24 Nov 2012 14:42:43 +0000 Miscellaneous Guy Marsden 119@/discussions Boxcar Notification Via HTTP Request? http://www.minervakestner.com/discussion/137/boxcar-notification-via-http-request Wed, 28 Nov 2012 17:54:52 +0000 Tips and Troubleshooting Matthew Chiavelli 137@/discussions Dirty Dishes Duty http://www.minervakestner.com/discussion/98/dirty-dishes-duty Wed, 21 Nov 2012 11:58:31 +0000 At home James Kelly 98@/discussions Monitoring electrical power ? http://www.minervakestner.com/discussion/122/monitoring-electrical-power Sun, 25 Nov 2012 09:35:30 +0000 At home Bernard Tourancheau 122@/discussions Does anybody already designed such a prototype for twine motes ?
Thanks]]> Twine for Sale $100 Shipped http://www.minervakestner.com/discussion/423/twine-for-sale-100-shipped Fri, 12 Apr 2013 10:52:40 +0000 Miscellaneous Matt Gifford 423@/discussions Anyone have 1 or more of the external sensors? http://www.minervakestner.com/discussion/169/anyone-have-1-or-more-of-the-external-sensors Thu, 06 Dec 2012 13:23:00 +0000 Hardware developers Peter Easton 169@/discussions
I'm trying to determine the feasibility of building my own external sensors. This thread gives the pinouts of the 3.5mm jack:
http://community.supermechanical.com/index.php?p=/discussion/19/3-5mm-jack-pinout

Sleeve 1 gives the ID of the external sensor. I imagine that it is just a resistor value. If you have a multimeter and a sensor could you please measure and post your findings here?

The ID is probably measured against 3.3V (tip) or GND (ring 1) as shown in this diagram: goo.gl/IOPcv

Thanks!]]> how to tweet http://www.minervakestner.com/discussion/194/how-to-tweet Mon, 10 Dec 2012 16:51:24 +0000 Software developers Peter Pircher 194@/discussions Twine Integrated to Enterprise Notification System http://www.minervakestner.com/discussion/302/twine-integrated-to-enterprise-notification-system Sat, 12 Jan 2013 11:55:37 +0000 At work Doug Peete 302@/discussions
We have a cool program for employees that we call "555". It was inspired by Google's 20% Time to allow us to pick fun projects we would like to explore. The fives represent:

* It happens every 5th of the month or thereabouts - you get the whole day to explore whatever you want.
* It amounts to approximately 5% of an engineer's working life.
* On the morning following, each engineer has 5 minutes to demo what they created on their day.

I have been watching the Twine for awhile and thought it would be the perfect marriage: easy to setup sensor's, and carrier-grade alerts.

Instead of re-documenting everything here, you can see my work by going to: http://community.xmatters.com/community/it-management/discuss/blog/2013/01/12/want-to-monitor-temperature-moisture-doors-and-more

And one other note: my original intent was to use an existing service like IFTTT, COSM, Tarpipe or one of the other ETL providers out there to get this done, but it became apparent that our (and everybody else's) reliance on REST leaves a gap. We all speak REST and JSON, but none of our JSON lines up. Nobody it seems provides a simple ability to define a template JSON message with variable replacement as an integration block (anyone want to do a startup with me?). So I wrote some simple, likely flawed, PHP code as glue between Twine's GET and our POST. Follow the blog post above to our community for the source if you would like it to integrate your Twine to other REST services

I had a lot of fun playing with Twine - thank you guys for the platform!

Doug
]]> SMS on Tmobile http://www.minervakestner.com/discussion/40/sms-on-tmobile Fri, 09 Nov 2012 19:05:00 +0000 Tips and Troubleshooting Michael Rosser 40@/discussions Rule only works one time after saving. http://www.minervakestner.com/discussion/404/rule-only-works-one-time-after-saving Fri, 15 Mar 2013 16:29:26 +0000 Tips and Troubleshooting Doug Domke 404@/discussions Will it bother the workings of Twine to be plugged into regular power long term? http://www.minervakestner.com/discussion/86/will-it-bother-the-workings-of-twine-to-be-plugged-into-regular-power-long-term Tue, 20 Nov 2012 11:16:10 +0000 Miscellaneous Stella Violano 86@/discussions Create a rule trigger for battery level http://www.minervakestner.com/discussion/403/create-a-rule-trigger-for-battery-level Wed, 13 Mar 2013 16:52:10 +0000 Feature requests Eric Falsken 403@/discussions Making the twine easier to take out of its cover. http://www.minervakestner.com/discussion/153/making-the-twine-easier-to-take-out-of-its-cover Sun, 02 Dec 2012 15:46:20 +0000 At home Bill Spencer 153@/discussions Can I get my mac address? http://www.minervakestner.com/discussion/307/can-i-get-my-mac-address Tue, 15 Jan 2013 16:39:50 +0000 Tips and Troubleshooting Tom Whitcomb 307@/discussions How does fast mode work? http://www.minervakestner.com/discussion/366/how-does-fast-mode-work Sat, 09 Feb 2013 17:56:27 +0000 Miscellaneous Todd Andrews 366@/discussions this post Ellis Golub asked: "If the dashboard button says Slow, does that mean its in fast mode, and pushing the button will convert it to slow mode?"

I, too, would like to know more about how  the dashboard button works, and also, just how long does fast mode last exactly? When I set it to fast mode, after a period of time the slider goes back to "slow".

The firmware update description says, "To put your Twine in fast mode, click on the “fast/slow” switch at the bottom of the Twine’s dashboard.  You’ll be prompted to flip your Twine bottom side up, and then you’ll be in fast mode (once Twine is in fast mode, you can flip it back over)." Is there any disadvantage to leaving it bottom side up?
]]> Twine Garage Door Monitoring Project (REVISIT) http://www.minervakestner.com/discussion/183/twine-garage-door-monitoring-project-revisit Sun, 09 Dec 2012 15:36:02 +0000 At home Robert Savage 183@/discussions http://www.savagehomeautomation.com/projects/twine-garage-door-monitor.html) I demonstrated how to use the Twine to monitor the state of a garage door and send alert notifications via text (SMS) or email if the door had been left open for a certain period of time. In that article/project we used the built-in orientation sensor in the Twine and the Twine mounted directly to the garage door to determine garage door state. While this was a simple and elegant solution there a certain practical issues for a long term garage monitoring solution that this project did not really address.

I have published a new article/project using Twine along with external overhead door sensors to monitor the state of multiple garage doors and it has the additional benefit of being able to be locally powered and not rely solely on batteries.

NEW PROJECT/ARTICLE:
http://www.savagehomeautomation.com/projects/twine-garage-door-monitor-revisit.html

Happy Twining!
]]> Any new "actions" being planned? http://www.minervakestner.com/discussion/439/any-new-actions-being-planned Fri, 10 May 2013 17:42:50 +0000 Tips and Troubleshooting Everett Peacock 439@/discussions
thank you very much
Everett
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