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OWFS(5) 		      One-Wire File System			 OWFS(5)

NAME
     owfs.conf - owfs programs configuration file

SYNOPSIS
     An OWFS configuration file is specified on the command line:

     owfs -c config_file [other options]
	    The  file  name is arbitrary, there is no default configuration file
	    used.

USAGE
     A configuration file can be invoked for any of the OWFS programs ( owfs (1)
     owhttpd (1) owserver (1) owftpd (1) ) or any of the language bindings ( ow-
     perl (1) owcapi (1) owtcl (1) owphp owpython ) to set command line  parame-
     ters.

SYNTAX
     Similar to Unix shell script or perl syntax

     Comments
	    # Any # marks the start of a comment
	    # blank lines are ignored

     Options
	    option # some options (like 'foreground') take no values
	    option = value # other options need a value
	    option value # '=' can be omitted if whitespace separates
	    Option # Case is ignored (for options, not values)
	    opt # non-ambiguous abbreviation allowed
	    -opt --opt # hyphens ignored

     owserver
	    server: opt = value # only owserver effected by this line
	    ! server: opt = value # owserver NOT effected by this line

     owhttpd
	    http: opt = value # only owhttpd effected by this line
	    ! http: opt = value # owhttpd NOT effected by this line

     owftpd
	    ftp: opt = value # only owftpd effected by this line
	    ! ftp: opt = value # owftpd NOT effected by this line

     owfs   owfs: opt = value # only owfs effected by this line
	    ! owfs: opt = value # owfs NOT effected by this line

     Limits
	    # maximum line length of 250 characters
	    # no limit on number of lines

DESCRIPTION
   1-Wire
     1-wire is a wiring protocol and series of devices designed and manufactured
     by  Dallas Semiconductor, Inc. The bus is a low-power low-speed low-connec-
     tor scheme where the data line can also provide power.

     Each device is uniquely and unalterably numbered during manufacture.  There
     are a wide variety of devices, including memory, sensors (humidity, temper-
     ature,  voltage, contact, current), switches, timers and data loggers. More
     complex devices (like thermocouple sensors) can be built with  these  basic
     devices. There are also 1-wire devices that have encryption included.

     The  1-wire scheme uses a single bus master and multiple slaves on the same
     wire. The bus master initiates all communication. The slaves can  be  indi-
     vidually discovered and addressed using their unique ID.

     Bus masters come in a variety of configurations including serial, parallel,
     i2c, network or USB adapters.

   OWFS design
     OWFS  is  a  suite of programs that designed to make the 1-wire bus and its
     devices easily accessible. The underlying principle is to create a  virtual
     filesystem,  with	the  unique  ID  being the directory, and the individual
     properties of the device are represented as simple files that can	be  read
     and written.

     Details  of  the individual slave or master design are hidden behind a con-
     sistent interface. The goal is to provide an easy set of tools for a  soft-
     ware  designer to create monitoring or control applications. There are some
     performance enhancements in the  implementation,  including  data	caching,
     parallel  access  to  bus masters, and aggregation of device communication.
     Still the fundamental goal has been ease of use, flexibility  and	correct-
     ness rather than speed.

   Configuration
     owfs.conf (5) allows a uniform set of command line parameters to be set.

     Not  all OWFS programs use the same command line options, but the non-rele-
     vant ones will be ignored.

     Command line and configuration options can mixed. They will be  invoked  in
     the  order presented. Left to right for the command line. Top to bottom for
     the configuration file.

     Configuration files can call other configuration files. There is  an  arbi-
     trary depth of 5 levels to prevent infinite loops. More than one configura-
     tion file can be specified.

SAMPLE
     Here is a sample configuration file with all the possible parameters in-
     cluded.
	    # Sources
	    device = /dev/ttyS0 # serial port: DS9097U DS9097 ECLO or LINK
	    device = /dev/i2c-0 # i2c port: DS2482-100 or DS2482-800
	    usb #	USB device: DS9490 PuceBaboon
	    usb = 2 #	Second DS9490
	    usb = all # All DS9490s
	    altUSB # Willy Robison's tweaks
	    LINK = /dev/ttyS0 #     serial LINK in ascii mode
	    LINK = [address:]port # LINK-HUB-E (tcp access)
	    HA7 # HA7Net autodiscovery mode
	    HA7 = address[:port] # HA7Net at tcp address (port 80)
	    etherweather = address[:port] # Etherweather device
	    server = [address:]port # owserver tcp address
	    FAKE = 10,1B # Random simulated device with family codes (hex)
	    TESTER = 28,3E # Predictable simulated device with family codes
	    #
	    # Sinks
	    # # owfs specific
	    mountpoint = filelocation # FUSE mount point
	    allow_other # Short hand for FUSE mount option "
	    # # owhttpd owserver owftpd specific
	    port = [address:]port # tcp out port
	    #
	    # Temperature scales
	    Celsius # default
	    Fahrenheit
	    Kelvin
	    Rankine
	    #
	    # Timeouts (all in seconds)
	    #			 cache for values that change on their own
	    timeout_volatile = value # seconds "volatile" values remain in cache
	    #			 cache for values that change on command
	    timeout_stable = value # seconds "stable" values remain in cache
	    #			 cache for directory lists (non-alarm)
	    timeout_directory  =  value  #  seconds "directory" values remain in
	    cache
	    #			 cache for 1-wire device location
	    timeout_presence = value # seconds "device presence" (which bus)
	    timeout_serial = value # seconds to wait for serial response
	    timeout_usb = value # seconds to wait for USB response
	    timeout_network = value # seconds to wait for tcp/ip response
	    timeout_ftp = value # seconds inactivity before closing ftp session
	    #
	    # Process control
	    configuration = filename # file (like this) of program options
	    pid_file = filename # file to store PID number
	    foreground
	    background # default
	    readonly # prevent changing 1-wire device contents
	    write # default
	    error_print = 0-3 # 0-mixed 1-syslog 2-stderr 3-suppressed
	    error_level = 0-9 # increasing noise
	    #
	    # zeroconf / Bonjour
	    zero #   turn on zeroconf announcement (default)
	    nozero #   turn off zeroconf announcement
	    announce = name  # name of announced service (optional)
	    autoserver #   Add owservers descovered by zeroconf/Bonjour
	    noautoserver #   Don't use zeroconf/Bonjour owservers (default)
	    #
	    # tcp persistence
	    timeout_persistent_low = 600 # minimum time a persistent socket will
	    stay open
	    timeout_persistent_high = 3600 # max time an idle client socket will
	    stay around
	    #
	    # Display
	    format = f[.]i[[.]c] # 1-wire address f amily i d code c rc
	    #
	    # Cache
	    cache_size = 1000000 # maximum cache size (in bytes)  or  0  for  no
	    limit (default 0) #
	    # Information
	    # (silly in a configuration file)
	    version
	    help
	    morehelp

SEE ALSO
   Programs
     owfs  (1)	owhttpd (1) owftpd (1) owserver (1) owdir (1) owread (1) owwrite
     (1) owpresent (1) owtap (1)

   Configuration and testing
     owfs (5) owtap (1) owmon (1)

   Language bindings
     owtcl (3) owperl (3) owcapi (3)

   Clocks
     DS1427 (3) DS1904(3) DS1994 (3) DS2404 (3) DS2404S (3)  DS2415  (3)  DS2417
     (3)

   ID
     DS2401 (3) DS2411 (3) DS1990A (3)

   Memory
     DS1982  (3)  DS1985  (3) DS1986 (3) DS1991 (3) DS1992 (3) DS1993 (3) DS1995
     (3) DS1996 (3) DS2430A (3) DS2431 (3) DS2433  (3)	DS2502	(3)  DS2506  (3)
     DS28E04 (3) DS28EC20 (3)

   Switches
     DS2405 (3) DS2406 (3) DS2408 (3) DS2409 (3) DS2413 (3) DS28EA00 (3)

   Temperature
     DS1822  (3) DS1825 (3) DS1820 (3) DS18B20 (3) DS18S20 (3) DS1920 (3) DS1921
     (3) DS1821 (3) DS28EA00 (3) DS28E04 (3)

   Humidity
     DS1922 (3)

   Voltage
     DS2450 (3)

   Resistance
     DS2890 (3)

   Multifunction (current, voltage, temperature)
     DS2436 (3) DS2437 (3) DS2438 (3) DS2751 (3) DS2755 (3)  DS2756  (3)  DS2760
     (3) DS2770 (3) DS2780 (3) DS2781 (3) DS2788 (3) DS2784 (3)

   Counter
     DS2423 (3)

   LCD Screen
     LCD (3) DS2408 (3)

   Crypto
     DS1977 (3)

   Pressure
     DS2406 (3) -- TAI8570

AVAILABILITY
     http://www.owfs.org

AUTHOR
     Paul Alfille (paul.alfille@gmail.com)

OWFS Configuration File Manpage       2006				 OWFS(5)

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