Popular - Twine community http://minervakestner.com/ Tue, 28 Apr 2026 03:57:03 +0000 Popular - Twine community en Twine for Sale with MagSwitch (best offer) http://minervakestner.com/discussion/541/twine-for-sale-with-magswitch-best-offer Thu, 05 Feb 2015 21:01:44 +0000 Miscellaneous Scott Teger 541@/discussions I was an early adopter of twine, bought one while at work, set it up in my office, and then completely forgot about it.  I moved on from my previous company and was just cleaning out some old boxes and found it!  Unfortunately Ive moved on, so I'd love to sell it.  

I have the magswitch as well which will be included, but lost the small magnet that goes with it (simple to replace).  
I do not have any of the original packaging.
Will ship USPS Priority included to US/Canada, anywhere else I'll add on shipping.


Best offer before 2/13 gets it.  I am willing to accept interesting barters (anything related to rasperry pi, insteon, or sonos preferred)

Thanks

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]]> Belgium SMS mobistar? http://minervakestner.com/discussion/322/belgium-sms-mobistar Thu, 24 Jan 2013 04:22:33 +0000 Tips and Troubleshooting Kurt Peeters 322@/discussions then the proivider MOBISTAR (happens to be my cell phone company) but i get (often but not always) error with the text message and none comes through?  

Anyone?

Kurt
]]> Door Casing Mount/Larger Magnet Size http://minervakestner.com/discussion/327/door-casing-mount-larger-magnet-size Sun, 27 Jan 2013 01:55:43 +0000 At home Rob Blake 327@/discussions
Anyone have door casing mount photos or larger magnet sizes they'd like to share?
]]> How long should it take for Twine to detect a change in orientation? http://minervakestner.com/discussion/182/how-long-should-it-take-for-twine-to-detect-a-change-in-orientation Sun, 09 Dec 2012 14:03:02 +0000 At home Paul Clip 182@/discussions
09:30: Opened garage door
10:15: Still no emails and twine website still shows door as closed
~10:20: Twine website finally displays that door is open. No email yet, assume that the 1200sec starts now
11:00: Still no email from Twine :-( Yes, I checked spam folder.

I'm hoping I misunderstood the configuration but it seems hard to get this wrong:

When orientation changes to back
- trigger after 1200 seconds in this orientation
- reset 1 second after this has been triggered

Any ideas? Thanks!]]> Twine & Arduino w/o Cloud Shield http://minervakestner.com/discussion/400/twine-arduino-w-o-cloud-shield Sun, 10 Mar 2013 05:00:13 +0000 At home Wayne Heller 400@/discussions
Using a simple relay circuit board connected to the Twine breakout board, I send an on/off signal from an Arduino to your Twine account. The relay board I used is from engineeringshock.com but there are many others -- the cheapest I found is around $4 on Amazon.

The Auduino opens and closes the relay using 1 pin on the Arduino.   The sketch is 4 lines of code. The relay connects and opens the ground and signal inputs on the Twine breakout board.  The voltage from the Twine breakout board is not needed.

If anyone is interested, I am happy to share more information to get you going.

Off course, you don't get the nifty capacitance sensors like you do on the Cloud Shield...

]]> Can I sell my Twine? http://minervakestner.com/discussion/270/can-i-sell-my-twine Wed, 26 Dec 2012 21:06:16 +0000 Miscellaneous John Zimmerman 270@/discussions How should HTTP requests be formatted? http://minervakestner.com/discussion/68/how-should-http-requests-be-formatted Sun, 18 Nov 2012 19:13:21 +0000 Tips and Troubleshooting Charlie Sneath 68@/discussions
Thanks!
Charlie]]> Sensor a la cart availability? http://minervakestner.com/discussion/9/sensor-a-la-cart-availability Tue, 30 Oct 2012 20:50:49 +0000 Miscellaneous Dan Peters 9@/discussions how about a script to determine if a twine is on and working? http://minervakestner.com/discussion/326/how-about-a-script-to-determine-if-a-twine-is-on-and-working Fri, 25 Jan 2013 19:22:36 +0000 Software developers robert orr 326@/discussions I'd like a script that I can run periodically form my home machine that "pings" the twine to see when its last update was so I can discover if 
1. the power is out
2. someone has stolen the unit
3. something weird is going on.

any suggestions ?
]]> Change Password http://minervakestner.com/discussion/178/change-password Sun, 09 Dec 2012 10:16:50 +0000 Miscellaneous John Black 178@/discussions http://community.supermechanical.com). In addition, when I sign out I'm automatically and instantly signed back in. Am I missing something?]]> New feature - low battery warning! http://minervakestner.com/discussion/330/new-feature-low-battery-warning Mon, 28 Jan 2013 17:24:15 +0000 Tips and Troubleshooting Hugh Blair 330@/discussions "My batteries are running low. Please change them within a few days.  - the Twine named [name]"

Also "vibration
mg"
now shows up in the dashboard. Thanks.
]]> Twine app is missing on the new iPhone 7? http://minervakestner.com/discussion/548/twine-app-is-missing-on-the-new-iphone-7 Mon, 10 Oct 2016 01:48:47 +0000 Software developers antonios zannikos 548@/discussions In the rule set up window why is the twine display name not identical to the Twine name? http://minervakestner.com/discussion/149/in-the-rule-set-up-window-why-is-the-twine-display-name-not-identical-to-the-twine-name Sat, 01 Dec 2012 09:26:36 +0000 Tips and Troubleshooting susan zellmann-rohrer 149@/discussions WiFi range http://minervakestner.com/discussion/409/wifi-range Fri, 29 Mar 2013 14:32:36 +0000 At home Matthew Lohbihler 409@/discussions ]]> What to connect to the Twine breakout board? http://minervakestner.com/discussion/59/what-to-connect-to-the-twine-breakout-board Sat, 17 Nov 2012 22:26:20 +0000 At home Kent Barnes 59@/discussions TWINE to IFTTT samples http://minervakestner.com/discussion/445/twine-to-ifttt-samples Mon, 13 May 2013 20:40:43 +0000 Software developers Everett Peacock 445@/discussions IFTTT recipe:  if GMAIL from (unique Twine address) then Quick Add to Google Calendar
> Quick Add text = test from TWINE is successful tomorrow 7pm
> calendar entry shows up the following day at 7pm

IFTTT recipe can be found at https://ifttt.com/recipes/93668
]]> Has anyone tried an external cellphone battery pack to boost the battery life of a Twine? http://minervakestner.com/discussion/317/has-anyone-tried-an-external-cellphone-battery-pack-to-boost-the-battery-life-of-a-twine Mon, 21 Jan 2013 13:07:36 +0000 Feature requests Steven Deutsch 317@/discussions
I have a Twine in a location where it cannot be plugged it. But before I waste money on this idea, I was curious, has anyone has tried it? If not, does anyone have a usb-mini phone with an external battery, and are you willing to plug it into your Twine to see what happens?

Thanks,
S
]]> Simple LED colour change http://minervakestner.com/discussion/225/simple-led-colour-change Sat, 15 Dec 2012 08:27:48 +0000 Miscellaneous Paul Freeman 225@/discussions
Use a small piece of coloured electrical tape to cover the LED. Just cut a strip about 7mm or so long, and wrap it over the LED and under the PCB. Simple, cheap, quick, very effective and totally reversible!

Other less convenient options could be to use a permanent marker to colour it in, glass paint, perhaps even nail polish. However be careful because some of these can be conductive and effect the circuit. They're also much harder to reverse. ]]> BugTwine: A (super) simple Twine hanger. http://minervakestner.com/discussion/222/bugtwine-a-super-simple-twine-hanger Fri, 14 Dec 2012 11:37:47 +0000 Hardware developers Andreas Suter 222@/discussions
If this is in the wrong section, please let me know and I'll move it.
This is a thread based on the discussion here: http://community.supermechanical.com/index.php?p=/discussion/45/mounting-options-or-insulation.

Using a twist tie I found, I threaded it through the center two holes towards the top of the Twine. This gives me a new mounting point that I can use to hang it with. Thinking about it a bit more, I decided on a twist tie over a paper clip because the tie is a bit more insulated, possibly helping to avoid interactions with the internals. This hanger could be molded into/glued to a magnetic plate, giving more options than the single hole. You could also hang this on a curtain rod, etc.

This "mod" required no modification of the Twine itself. There was enough space inside to thread the tie without issue.

To remove the white case: remove the batteries, and spread the two white clips with your pointer fingers while pushing with your thumbs on the floor plate of the battery compartment. It's pretty easy, but I'm happy to post photos if requested. You might be able to thread the twist tie through without separating the board and white case, but it's easy enough to remove that you'd probably save time by removing it.

I can't figure out how to post photos directly into this post, so for now I'll link to the Google+ album I made: https://plus.google.com/photos/111943890093334087737/albums/5821836919943336097.

Let me know if you have any questions! Thanks!

Andreas
]]> Vibration Sensor - false positives? http://minervakestner.com/discussion/390/vibration-sensor-false-positives Mon, 25 Feb 2013 19:59:27 +0000 Tips and Troubleshooting James Talbot 390@/discussions
I am using my Twine to, among other things, detect vibrations in a vacation cottage so that we will know if someone has broken in.  We have it on top of the base for a TV in the corner of a room, on the theory that a bad guy will at least move it as he goes for other things.

Problem is, we've been getting false positives.  We received one a few days ago (coincidentally, the same day we were to arrive for the weekend), and then two more today (I suppose these theoretically could be actual moves, but...).  The sensor is set at 2500 milli-gs now (it was lower last time when we got the first hit).  

Anyone with experience with this problem?  

Thanks
]]> I have Twines in Two locations. All are listed in the dashboard as "Hasn't been heard from." http://minervakestner.com/discussion/533/i-have-twines-in-two-locations-all-are-listed-in-the-dashboard-as-hasnt-been-heard-from Sun, 17 Aug 2014 19:39:23 +0000 Tips and Troubleshooting Steven Deutsch 533@/discussions
Because my Twines are at two very separate locations, I tend to think it is a server issue on Supermechanical's side. But if other people are up and running, I will have to come up with another theory.

[Edit] Based on the discussion below on "Twine won't connect or go into setup mode," it looks like I am not alone. I went ahead and sent a Tweet and created a support case. 
]]> Testing URLs for HTTP requests http://minervakestner.com/discussion/64/testing-urls-for-http-requests Sun, 18 Nov 2012 12:06:33 +0000 Tips and Troubleshooting Charlie Sneath 64@/discussions
Does anyone else see this behavior?]]> Rules in the cloud, not on the Twine http://minervakestner.com/discussion/131/rules-in-the-cloud-not-on-the-twine Tue, 27 Nov 2012 00:56:37 +0000 Feature requests Dan Beaudet 131@/discussions Reliability of monitoring vibrations? http://minervakestner.com/discussion/361/reliability-of-monitoring-vibrations Thu, 07 Feb 2013 13:56:43 +0000 At home Andreas Åkre Solberg 361@/discussions
what is your impressions on the reliability of the vibration sensor? The twine on our washing machine is not reporting much vibrations...
I'm now adding three twines to the washing machine and will be tracking and plotting the results. Stay tuned for updates!

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]]> Cannot Connect to New Network/Remove Existing http://minervakestner.com/discussion/508/cannot-connect-to-new-network-remove-existing Mon, 16 Dec 2013 22:17:50 +0000 Tips and Troubleshooting Christine Courty 508@/discussions HTTP GET No longer working? http://minervakestner.com/discussion/441/http-get-no-longer-working Sat, 11 May 2013 10:16:06 +0000 Tips and Troubleshooting Matthew Chiavelli 441@/discussions A serious question: should email providers' "Junk" filters be allowed to block Twine messages ? http://minervakestner.com/discussion/245/a-serious-question-should-email-providers-junk-filters-be-allowed-to-block-twine-messages Thu, 20 Dec 2012 01:45:30 +0000 Miscellaneous Gerry Mueller 245@/discussions In the case of my primary email provider (Symaptico, which is a shell on the MSN Hotmail platform, I have been able to add @supermechanical.net to my "safe" senders list. (Which raises another question, why do I have to specify as safe senders or domains that cannot possible do harm to Sympatico, MSN or Hotmail by delivering my mail; I did not pay these entities to protect me from my mail, but to DELIVER my mail!)
And then there is Apple, aka @me.com, @icloud.com, etc, who will not deliver my Twine messages to me, and do not provide any mechanism for me to specify either my Twine's name, or @supermechanical.net, or both, as safe.
Think for a moment, if Canada Post, or the US Post Office, decided to allow a clerk, with criteria that were secret and vague, to decide that some of your mail should be shredded without notification, some should be held but you would be told so but then couldn't actually get it, and some would be delivered, but some of it marked as BAD mail and you would have to get it from some-place away from your normal mailbox; what sort of uproar would that cause.
Why isn't this happening with email?

Here is a note from me to John Kestner, who has worked valiantly on getting email through to me and many others, but maybe is working on the wrong end of the problem.
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You will be glad to know (but not very much) that as far as the Apple system is concerned, you have managed to get past the 1st two levels of their e-mail filtering. Mail from my Twine now does get put through to my @me.com address (and I assume also to @iCloud.com, etc.) account, but only to be sent to the "Junk" folder, hence not sent on to my iPhone, iPad, or Outlook client. On the iCloud email web client, I can see the email in the Junk folder, and I can select it, and click the Not Junk button, and indeed, it gets moved to my Inbox and pushed to my iDevices and Outlook. But, that does not add either the sender, my Twine's ID, or supermechanical.net, to any safe sender list, as there does not appear to be any such thing in Apple thinking.

Trolling around on Apple support, I learn, with some effort, because they are not exactly open about their policies, that they categorize email in 4 ways:

1. - so very dangerous, that they simply delete it without any other action;
2. - dangerous enough that they delete it, but at least send a notification to the recipient, who nevertheless can't get it;
3. - dangerous, but considered safe enough that they will put it into the recipients Junk folder, but, they have to access it there on the web, and mark it as Not Junk, but that does not do anything to change the actions for further email from the same sender or domain;
4 - safe; so we'll let the recipient read it by sending it to wherever they have said they want to see email.

OK, that got a bit heavy. But, that is the meta-issue here

All this for protection from terrible things - like what? Apple does not give any information about their spam algorithms or parameters used, at least not that anyone in the non-Apple world can see.

Meanwhile, as one trolls around Apple support forums, one gets complaints from people who do not receive receipts for read emails sent to domains that are legitimate, but somehow don't pass Apple standards. Others complain of important email that never arrives. More others complain of email arriving, being replied to, being replied to by the recipient, but that reply never arrives. The whole filtering system that Apple uses, from reports, is arbitrary, inconsistent, and chaotic

John, you're a techie, and you are trying to get a product out, and a company going, but getting in the way of that is a big company big brother mentality that has no place on the Internet (and it is not just Apple, it is also Microsoft, who on the Hotmail platform, were also blocking Twine messages, except there they at least have the option of letting you add senders and domains to a safe list -Apple doesn't even allow that).

I'm just a Canadian retired guy who likes to play with techie things, but even up here we have what we call Charter rights, one of which is what you down there call Freedom of Speech. I am not actually sure what that defines in either of our countries, but I somehow think that freedom does not allow someone to arbitrarily set up a filter that stops me from hearing what someone else speaks, Even more, I think it does not allow someone to set up a filter that stops me from hearing a message from a device that I own, and that I have asked to receive because that message is important to me, just because it is not acceptable to some mechanism.

Up here, I'd call up my member of Parliament, and ask him to take this further, as an issue affecting my rights as a citizen.

Do you have a local member of Congress, that might do something like that?

OK, that got a little more heavy, but that is the meta-issue here. If devices like Twine, and a lot of the future Internet, are going to succeed, we can't have intermediaries of Internet messages decide what information should be transmitted, and what should not.

And, think for one minute, if either the US Post Office, or Canada Post, went into a mode where some clerk decided, based on some unpublished criteria, which mail would simply be shredded, which mail would be retained and the recipient notified and asked to defend why they should get it, but the can't, and which would be delivered, how much of an uproar that would cause?
]]> Twine + Homebrewing http://minervakestner.com/discussion/93/twine-homebrewing Tue, 20 Nov 2012 20:00:53 +0000 At home Ernesto Ramirez 93@/discussions site to manage twine? http://minervakestner.com/discussion/33/site-to-manage-twine Thu, 08 Nov 2012 13:26:16 +0000 Tips and Troubleshooting Tim Schmick 33@/discussions
Thanks!]]> sending a notification by pressing a button http://minervakestner.com/discussion/218/sending-a-notification-by-pressing-a-button Thu, 13 Dec 2012 15:47:43 +0000 At home Kyle Watson 218@/discussions http://www.westfloridacomponents.com/SW078/Push+Button+Momentary+Switch+SPST+NO+Off+On+3A+125VAC.html

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