All my Mac friends are urging me to do the same :) Andrew
On Thu, 25 Nov 2004 00:07:07 -0500, "Timothy Domst" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > This is a super cool project that can eventually show any moron like me > to create a device controller (light, alarm, camera) from scratch sort > of. It would be great if you wrote a PDF at the end. > > On Nov 24, 2004, at 11:15 PM, Andrew, a Mac Freak wrote: > > > The LEDs are only to show the _status_ of the circuit. The modem now > > controls a relay which turns on and off a lamp or other item in the > > house by eventually controlling a larger relay (if required) I have so > > far tested it by controlling the on/off state of a small DC motor, and > > it has proved to serve its purpose (to control one item i/o) Yes, > > eventuallty I hope to trash the modem and convert the actual serial > > code > > instead of doing it the "cheap way." > > > > Andrew > > > >>> It seems to me that illuminating a couple modem LEDs, while perhaps > >>> nice to > >>> look at during the holiday season, doesn't really serve any purpose, > >>> and is > >>> still a very far cry from doing any kind of actual controlling of > >>> household > >>> items. > >> > >> Perhaps not finished but it's a good start. Those LED's are quite the > >> same as the LED's molded into an Aromat or Omron solid state relay. > >> They > >> provide the optical isolation that is required and can control a > >> tenth of > >> an amp at 120 volts AC. > >> > >> I'm awaiting a report that Andrew has controlled a lamp you can read > >> by. > >> Or perhaps one that can convert a string of ASCII text into Morse > >> code - > >> the original serial data. > > > > -- > > Compact Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/>. > > > > Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > > > > Compact Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/compact.shtml> > > --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; > > Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/ > > compact.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > >> The Think Different Store > > http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > -- > Compact Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/>. > > Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > > Compact Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/compact.shtml> > --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; > Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/compact.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > >The Think Different Store > http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com > --------------------------------------------------------------- -- Compact Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Compact Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/compact.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/compact.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
