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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