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BwiggleS
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Hi Everyone,
I am kinda new to home automation. I have set up some simple light controls and my sprinkler controls. The sprinkler was through a stargate but since that is not supported I decided to use a dedicated PC to run the home automation. I am looking for some hardwired I/O to connect up. I do not want to add a controller to the set up if I don't have to.
Does PH support RS-485 I/O modules?
http://www.dghcorp.com/d5000/
http://www.temcocontrols.com/product.php?ProductID=101&Categ oryID=22
http://www.dghcorp.com/d1700m/
These are some examples I have found and are very cost effective.
If these are not supported directly would it be possible to use scripting to talk to them?
Thanks,
Brad
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TonyNo
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You could talk serially with anything with just a bit of coding.
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scottmi1
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I've also been looking for a reasonably priced I/O option for PH and happened across a thread on CocoonTech describing this product called WebControl from CAI Networks.
It's an ethernet connected, web interface based board with 3 analog inputs, 8 TTL outputs, 8 TTL inputs and can also support up to 8 1-wire temperature sensors along with another input for a humidity sensor. The board has some basic logic programming capabilities to control the outputs based on input conditions and time, but I'm more interested in using it with PH for some basic I/O.
The best news is that this board costs $35 plus $5 shipping! I've just ordered one and will report back once I've had a chance to play with it a bit.
Here's a link to the CocoonTech thread and a link to the listing on Amazon where I bought it.
Mike..
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