Interesting + cheap piece of Hardware

[frank mc alinden]

Hi Guys
Thought some might be interested in this piece of hardware....Im pasting a message that was posted on Coocoontech........Im tempted to buy a couple myself...

Frank

WebControl by CAI Networks is a $35 TCP/IP-based (web) device that I've used for about a year and can recommend.

Provides eight digital (TTL) in, eight TTL out, three general purpose 0-10vdc analog in, eight 1-wire temperature inputs, and a dedicated HIH-xxx humidity sensor input.

One can create rules using Boolean AND/OR logic with the various inputs including TTL-level logic, 0-10vdc analog, temperature, Relative Humidity, and Date+Time and delay timers to control the TTL outputs.

The built-in Real Time clock (RTC) can be kept accurate by Network Time Protocol (NTP).

Supports email notification upon state change.

Hardware for RS-232 and RS-485 inputs are on the WebControl PCB but are still unsupported by the firmware. I had a useful conversation with the manufacturer about the potential to support BACnet. They are up against memory constraints in the microcontroller.

I also tested various 1-wire temperature devices for them and based on that they added the more accurate DS18B20 1-wire device than the "econo" DS1822 device which was the only device they previously supported.

http://www.cainetworks.com/manuals/webc ... -03-00.pdf

http://www.cainetworks.com/manuals/webc ... ontrol.pdf

Find available suppliers through Amazon.com:

http://www.amazon.com/Webcontrol-Univer ... 812&sr=1-1

Also eBay (currently more expensive.)

IMO, quite the bargain at $34.99 + $4.49 shipping to US = $39.48 delivered.

[Ian Lowe]

Stunning - I have contacted them, interested about whether we can add xPL to it!

(we could already use it via a gateway app, but that seems redundant for something with an ethernet port itself)

[doghouselabs]

i'm having a conversation with CAI support regarding this. they are very limited by memory/firmware space on the device. i'll post updates when i hear back.

[doghouselabs]

it seems unlikely they'll be adding xPL to their device. i've written an app to talk to the device via its web interface http://bit.ly/cuU3r6

[frank mc alinden]

Nice work

Might have to get one and have a play....are you using yours for anything specific..??

Frank

[doghouselabs]

no not at the moment. it's part of my hardware looking for something to do pile