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General Category => Amstrad CPC hardware => Topic started by: SRS on 21:18, 10 December 13

Title: HomeControl with CPC (Remote Controlled electrical socket 433,9 MHz) ?
Post by: SRS on 21:18, 10 December 13
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I really wonder: did someone implement a funksteckdosen-steuerung (Remote-controlled electrical socket - control)
with good old cpc ? Maybe using the joystick port ?

Wouldn't that be nice :) - HomeControl with CPC.


Title: Re: HomeControl with CPC (Remote Controlled electrical socket 433,9 MHz) ?
Post by: TFM on 22:00, 10 December 13
My first CPC6128 actually did couple similar things f.e. checked if a door is open or not. But I did everything with cables (no need to get cancer by all that radio waves). I used the joystick port as data input (14 bit) and the printer port as data output (8 bit).
The CPC was separated from other circuits by simple electrical relays.


Later on I got my 6128 Plus and dissipated the home control station, because the Plus has slightly different plugs for joystick and printer.



Title: Re: HomeControl with CPC (Remote Controlled electrical socket 433,9 MHz) ?
Post by: Bryce on 22:27, 10 December 13
There were many projects over the years that offered 8x Relay outputs and 8x digital inputs meant for external control. These could easily be adapted to trigger remote systems.

Bryce.
Title: Re: HomeControl with CPC (Remote Controlled electrical socket 433,9 MHz) ?
Post by: TFM on 03:04, 11 December 13
Today I definitely would use "Optokoppler"[nb]What's that in English: Optical relays?[/nb] thought.
Title: Re: HomeControl with CPC (Remote Controlled electrical socket 433,9 MHz) ?
Post by: Bryce on 10:32, 11 December 13
I think most of the designs used optical isolators too back then. I'd certainly recommend it.

Bryce.
Title: Re: HomeControl with CPC (Remote Controlled electrical socket 433,9 MHz) ?
Post by: Ygdrazil on 14:19, 11 December 13


Home control for CPC


Checkout RED BOX for the CPC : http://cpcwiki.eu/index.php/Red_Box


Regards,
/Ygdrazil

Quote from: SRS on 21:18, 10 December 13
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I really wonder: did someone implement a funksteckdosen-steuerung (Remote-controlled electrical socket - control)
with good old cpc ? Maybe using the joystick port ?

Wouldn't that be nice :) - HomeControl with CPC.
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