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    Where can I find something like this?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Dragonpet, Nov 17, 2007.

  1. Dragonpet

    Dragonpet Notebook Evangelist

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    Does anyone know where I can purchase a chip board for computer that control electricity? I saw it somewhere, but doesn't really know what it's called. Like it has an on an off switch that can be controlled using a software, and when it is on it allows electricity to go through powering some small electronics.
     
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    Crimsonman Ex NBR member :cry:

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    Online....
     
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    Metamorphical Good computer user

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    Ummm... lets give this a try in the hardware forum.
     
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    there are lots of ways to implement this.....

    how much $$ you want to spend? what features do you want?

    they range from a DIY setup of a simple relay that you can fire via a script and port on your computer (can cost less than $10) to the setup we use at work with Omron PLCs, our custom relay boards, and propriety software (that rivals the cost of a nice house)

    X10 makes cheap consumer setup
     
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