From: Thomas K. <tko...@ea...> - 2000-12-25 00:16:42
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Danal. I'm using a CIO-ERB08 8 relay board that has 5V inputs with a Weeder DIO board. I use a 7805 5V voltage regulator mounted on a small pc board that is attached to the relay board. A din 37 pin connector on the relay board interfaces to the digital signals of the DIO. Info about the relay board is at http://www.omega.com/ppt/ppt.asp?ref=CIO-ERB. I have my DIO at the MH PC and the relay card at the PA. They use two different power supplies run at two different locations. Regards, Tom K. -----Original Message----- From: Danal Estes [SMTP:da...@ea...] Sent: Saturday, December 23, 2000 2:45 PM To: Misterhouse List Subject: [misterhouse-users] Relay Cards, Part II Thanks to several folks for the feedback to my "what relay cards do you use" question. It sounds as though several people are using weeder + the JAMECO universal relay kit. I've looked at the jameco web site, including the catalog page, and understand it comes with 8 relays, you can add 8 more, can add LEDs, etc. However... The jameco board isn't truly compatible with the weeder board; you have to put driver transistors in between. This is a doable thing, but if I can pick a board with driver transistors already on it, in about the same price range, I'd rather do that. It will make for a cleaner install. Also, the weeder board will run on 12VDC (really 8 to 25) and the jameco relay board appears to require 125VAC. I'd like to find boards where everything runs off of the same power supply, and I lean heavily toward 12VDC as I plan to get a car stereo power amp module for my audio requirements. So, I'm still leaning toward a weeder + an eeci RH8 board (www.eeci.com). The RH8 takes "TTL Level" inputs. I interpret this to be 5v low current and should be compatible with the weeder outputs. Any comments? and/or anyone using any other DIO and/or relay boards? Thanks, Danal ________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe from this list, go to: http://sourceforge.net/mail/?group_id=1365 |