<div dir="ltr">Those relay boards are really good. I'm running two of them (total of 8 outputs) for my irrigation system.<div><br></div><div style>They run quite happily on the 5V rail from the Arduino (providing the power source is semi-decent - I'm using a 1A USB power adapter). I was able to turn on all eight outputs and also power an EtherTen (Freetronics Arduino board with onboard ethernet) running Teleduino without a hitch.</div>
<div style><br></div><div style>Thanks,</div><div style>Nathan.</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Jul 5, 2013 at 9:17 PM, Mike Barnes <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:Mike@barnes.net.nz" target="_blank">Mike@barnes.net.nz</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div lang="EN-NZ" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Hi Charles<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Arduino Board 16.60 USD  <a href="http://dx.com/p/avrmega328p-pu-development-board-for-arduino-152598" target="_blank">http://dx.com/p/avrmega328p-pu-development-board-for-arduino-152598</a><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">2 channel $4.80 USD <a href="http://dx.com/p/2-channel-relay-module-extension-board-for-arduino-51-avr-avr-arm-143916" target="_blank">http://dx.com/p/2-channel-relay-module-extension-board-for-arduino-51-avr-avr-arm-143916</a><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">4 channel $7.80 USD <a href="http://dx.com/p/arduino-compatible-4-channel-relay-shield-module-144762" target="_blank">http://dx.com/p/arduino-compatible-4-channel-relay-shield-module-144762</a><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Cheers<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Mike<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #b5c4df 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm">
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> <a href="mailto:chchrobotics-bounces@lists.linuxnut.co.nz" target="_blank">chchrobotics-bounces@lists.linuxnut.co.nz</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:chchrobotics-bounces@lists.linuxnut.co.nz" target="_blank">chchrobotics-bounces@lists.linuxnut.co.nz</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Charles Manning<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, 5 July 2013 5:20 p.m.<br><b>To:</b> Christchurch Robotics<br><b>Subject:</b> [chbot] USB relay board?<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><div><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">
Hello All<u></u><u></u></p></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">I am looking for a USB controlled relay board that can switch mains at a low current (less than 1 Amp).<u></u><u></u></p></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">
The idea is to use this to rig up a PC-controlled automated test rig that can turn power on/off as part of the testing.<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">It needs to be able to work with a Linux host.<u></u><u></u></p>
</div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">Suggestions?<u></u><u></u></p></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">Thanks<br><br>Charles<u></u><u></u></p>
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