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<body><br><br>------- Forwarded message -------<br>From: "Chris Hamling" <the.hamlings@xtra.co.nz><br>To: "jasper.mackenzie@gmail.com" <jasper.mackenzie@gmail.com><br>Cc:<br>Subject: Re: [chbot] USB relay board?<br>Date: Fri, 05 Jul 2013 18:43:12 +1200<br><br><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td valign="top"><p dir="ltr">How about an Arduino USB stick fron Jaycan and a solid state relay?</p>
<p dir="ltr">Sorry O cannot post to forim at the moment<br>
Chris Hamling</p>
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<td valign="top"><br>I wanted to do this a while ago and came across heaps of products like:<br><a href="http://www.pwrusb.com/" target="_blank">http://www.pwrusb.com/</a><br><br>Settled on the idea of doing it with the parallel port until I found that usb-parallel is not true parallel 8(<br> (Up until yesterday I turned the Amp on and off with LIRC and pulseaudio volchecker... new server has irq problems I think, and it no longer works... tonights project)<br><br>The spark fun way looks good.<br><br> The other posibility is a switched pdu... would love one of these if anyone has a spare, especially with current monitoring. Maxxim have a nice dev board based on one of their chips that is 8 power sockets with power factor, current etc sensing - usb interface. If this seems like the way I can send you all the stuff they sent me - full protel files etc.<br><br>Jasper<br><br>> Hello All<br>> <br>> I am looking
for a USB controlled relay board that can switch mains at a<br>> low current (less than 1 Amp).<br>> <br>> The idea is to use this to rig up a PC-controlled automated test rig that<br>> can turn power on/off as part of the testing.<br>> <br>> It needs to be able to work with a Linux host.<br>> <br>> Suggestions?<br>> <br>> Thanks<br>> <br>> Charles<br><br>_______________________________________________<br>Chchrobotics mailing list <a ymailto="mailto:Chchrobotics@lists.linuxnut.co.nz" href="javascript:return">Chchrobotics@lists.linuxnut.co.nz</a><br><a href="http://lists.ourshack.com/mailman/listinfo/chchrobotics" target="_blank">http://lists.ourshack.com/mailman/listinfo/chchrobotics</a><br>Mail Archives: <a href="http://lists.ourshack.com/pipermail/chchrobotics/" target="_blank">http://lists.ourshack.com/pipermail/chchrobotics/</a><br>Web site: <a href="http://kiwibots.org" target="_blank">http://kiwibots.org</a><br>Meetings 3rd Monday each month at Tait Radio Communications, 175 Roydvale Ave, 6.30pm<br><br>When replying, please edit your Subject line to reflect new content.<br></td>
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