I would look in to this little gem http://www.thinkgeek.com/geektoys/science/ae43/
It has an 8 core processor a network connection and a bunch of IO pins to connect up to stuff. I've been looking for an excuse to buy one. Only $75 Brian On Sat, May 9, 2009 at 10:06 PM, Dave Smith <[email protected]> wrote: > Okay Plug, let's get those creative juices flowing. I am sick of crappy > non-intuitive user interfaces on home sprinkler control boxes, so I want to > build my own. I want to create a box about the size of a home router that > runs Linux, has Ethernet (or WiFi for a bonus), and controls up to 12 > sprinkler valves. It will run a web server on which I would want to write a > web app for sprinkler control. Ideally it would cost less than $100 in > parts, and be something I could solder together in a day. Here's the rough > look of the system: > > > Sprinker Valves <--- My New Box <--- TCP/IP <--- My home PC > > I've been googling for such a box, and I have found nothing complete enough > to buy off the shelf, so I'm ready to start hacking my own together. > > Any ideas where I should start? I reckon I'll need these questions answered > first: > > - How do I control a sprinkler valve? > - What kind of hardware platform should I use to do that? > > If anyone has any ideas, I'm all ears. > > --Dave > > /* > PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net > Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug > Don't fear the penguin. > */ > /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
