[sudo-discuss] front door computer offline (but working?)

[robb]

thank you, ambassador Juul
now, it's just the crappy power sitch to deal with

On Wed, Sep 28, 2016 at 11:54 PM, Marc Juul <juul at labitat.dk> wrote:

> btw there is already a dedicated line that I ran to the door computer.
> It's coming down from the ceiling above it. It's a blue cable, it just
> needs to be crimped. I was confused about what people meant by "dedicated"
> and thought they meant that the ceiling cable wasn't dedicated enough but
> then I saw that it isn't actually in use yet. The other end is the one that
> comes through the TIL room upstairs and goes above a wooden beam and plugs
> into the (non-shitty) switch mounted on a wooden beam above the public
> terminals.
>
> On Wed, Sep 28, 2016 at 11:43 PM, robb <sf99er at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> i didn't install the 12v ups, yet, as the switch is 5v/3a
>> might be easier to back the whole circuit w/ a 120v ups as the problem is
>> usually it getting unplugged.
>>
>> the outlet is about 6ft on the wall & i was thinking we could install
>> another outlet directly underneath w/o too much cutting.
>> incidentally, this is also the circuit that aqua viva uses to heat water
>> & may continue to get tripped.
>>
>> On Wed, Sep 28, 2016 at 12:26 PM, <hol at gaskill.com> wrote:
>>
>>> One of these badboys is all we need assuming we can keep a lead acid
>>> battery charged nearby https://www.amazon.com/DROK-Co
>>> nverter-Step-down-Transformer-Regulator/dp/B00C66B3PM/
>>>
>>> If there's already a wire nest we could also deadbug a TO-220 package
>>> regulator into the fold.
>>>
>>> On 2016-09-28 12:07, hol at gaskill.com wrote:
>>>
>>> What is the input voltage to the switch, 7.5V?  I need to order some
>>> switching regulators, can get an extra one that meets power needs of switch
>>> if we want to run from lead acid battery.  Alternately could boost from a
>>> regular USB battery bank that stays plugged into a wall wart to top off.
>>>
>>> On 2016-09-24 17:47, robb wrote:
>>>
>>> i think those (myself included) who want a dedicated line should run it
>>> at our earliest convenience
>>>
>>> as to the power, wouldn't a ups be nice for between the wall outlet &
>>> door system?
>>>
>>> On Sat, Sep 24, 2016 at 5:25 PM, Jake <jake at spaz.org> wrote:
>>>
>>>> last week I power-cycled the front door beaglebone black and its
>>>> ethernet interface started working again.  Before I did that, the ethernet
>>>> port was not getting a link at all, even when connected to a known good
>>>> cable.
>>>>
>>>> After the power cycle, its ethernet worked, but since I had not power
>>>> cycled the USB hub and magstripe reader, it was giving errors until i
>>>> rebooted it, and then it worked properly.
>>>>
>>>> well i spoke too soon, it just came back online by itself.
>>>>
>>>> The front door computer has a battery backup so that it can keep
>>>> working even if the rest of the world disappears.  But we won't find out
>>>> about it losing power unless it has a connection to the internet.
>>>>
>>>> presently it goes through at least one hub on the way back to the
>>>> server area, and that hub does not have a battery backup, and apparently
>>>> gets unplugged regularly.
>>>>
>>>> I still think we should have a dedicated CAT5 ethernet run from the
>>>> front door to the server rack, since this is such important infrastructure.
>>>>
>>>> thank you
>>>> -jake
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Mon, 19 Sep 2016, Marc Juul wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Eh it's pretty far and going through a floor and the timeless infinite
>>>>> light room. Let's not run that again if we can help it. I'll go check
>>>>> on it
>>>>> in a bit. We could do a new run up to the public terminals and just
>>>>> join it
>>>>> to the existing wire from the doorputer to get a dedicated run.
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> marc/juul
>>>>>
>>>>> On Mon, Sep 19, 2016 at 8:02 PM, Jake <jake at spaz.org> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> the front door computer is still not on the network as far as i can
>>>>>> tell.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> i haven't seen sudobot talk (in irc) about the front door since 9/13
>>>>>>
>>>>>> i'm assuming people are still able to use their cards to get in?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> we really need a dedicated CAT5 cable run from the front door
>>>>>> computer to
>>>>>> the server rack in sudoroom.  No hubs or switches along the way.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> -jake
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Sat, 17 Sep 2016, robb wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> reseated ethernet connections
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> the bbb's ethernet port leds blink
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> i noticed the power cord is miserably connected to the wall & the
>>>>>>> ethernet
>>>>>>> run takes an unfortunate journey under the rug between sudo to stage
>>>>>>> door
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Fri, Sep 16, 2016 at 1:35 PM, Jake <jake at spaz.org> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> the front door computer does not appear to be on the network.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> i'm guessing people are still using their cards to get in, but if
>>>>>>>> there's
>>>>>>>> a problem, for example if it gets unplugged from electricity and
>>>>>>>> switches
>>>>>>>> to battery backup, we will not be notified and will not know to send
>>>>>>>> help.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> can someone take a look at the ethernet situation over there and
>>>>>>>> see why
>>>>>>>> it's not getting back to the main network?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> -jake
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