Check out click PLCs, I think automationdirect sells them

On November 6, 2014 12:19:03 PM AKST, Chuck McCown via Af <[email protected]> wrote:
>You could use a PLC.  
>I have used microcontrollers for years but am too lazy these days.  
>If you don’t like sitemonitor, RMS makes a nice telemetry board too.  
>
>From: Ty Featherling via Af 
>Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2014 1:44 PM
>To: [email protected] 
>Subject: Re: [AFMUG] development platform for data/control system
>
>Good point Chuck. Just use SNMP for the data. Keefe, I'm sorry but I
>have zero faith that mFi will be around for all that long. How long
>since launch and it hasn't been updated or spoken of again? You can
>only just now get parts without months of waiting. 
>
>Cameron, I will look into that thanks.
>
>Anyone else have any thoughts on microcontollers?
>
>-Ty
>
>On Thu, Nov 6, 2014 at 2:29 PM, Chuck McCown via Af <[email protected]>
>wrote:
>
>  You could do much of this with a site monitor.  
>
>  From: Cameron Crum via Af 
>  Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2014 1:26 PM
>  To: [email protected] 
>  Subject: Re: [AFMUG] development platform for data/control system
>
>Sorry, forgot the link
>http://www.embeddedcontrolconcepts.com/products.html
>
>On Thu, Nov 6, 2014 at 2:24 PM, Cameron Crum via Af <[email protected]>
>wrote:
>
>How many IO connections? I use a BCS-460 for my little brewery. It was
>designed with brewers in mind, but could be used for any application
>needing web based control for relays and such. There are a couple
>models with different numbers of inputs and outputs, has a built in web
>server for controlling it all, and they have an API so you could write
>your own. I wrote an andoid app called Brew Mate on the android market
>so I can use my phone with it. It might be worth looking at before
>re-inventing the wheel. 
>
>    Cameron
>
>On Thu, Nov 6, 2014 at 2:14 PM, Ty Featherling via Af <[email protected]>
>wrote:
>
>I have been asked what the feasibility is of us developing a controller
>that can control some servos and relays to control a few things in a
>comm building. Basically be able to turn the lights on and off, monitor
>the temperature, turn on a heater, and control a magnetic door lock.
>The products are all lined out for controlling each of those but we
>need a controller that can deal with the IO and be able to be run from
>a webpage. 
>
>My first though was Arduino or Beagleboard. Anyone have any experience
>with these things that could recommend a platform to build off of? The
>basic requirements are ethernet interface, a number of digital and
>analog IO connections and the ability to communicate with a web-server
>backend.
>
>      -Ty

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