RE: Homevision Relay boards ... Interested?

["Brian G. Reynolds" <brian.g.reynolds@xxxxxxx>]

That's twice now I have clicked on a link in this site and it has crashed
IE
on my server!

Nice board though, what do you use you one for Simon?

B.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Simon Coates [mailto:ecolume@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 13 October 2001 19:16
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Homevision Relay boards ... Interested?
>
>
> Hi Phil,
>
> I got an RCS X10 relay board from Worthington Distribution -
> http://www.resconsys.com/Products/relay/xr16_channel.htm
> They are available as latched and as momentary outputs.
> Benefits are: simple installation, 16 DPDT relays, fairly cheap, nice
> enclosure and it doesn't take up any of the valuable HV outputs.
>
> Simon
>
> PS. I've got an occupancy PIR and I'll post it to you on Monday :o)
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Phil Harris <phillip.harris1@xxxxxxx>
> To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
> Sent: 12 October 2001 19:43
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Homevision Relay boards ... Interested?
>
>
> > Yes ... which is why we have to set up the output port
(board/relay
> > "address" and status) and then set a "Go" bit
to make sure that
> no partial
> > commands are operated upon.
> >
> > We were just concerned at the cost of something like the Sylvia
boards -
> > £170 for an eight relay board and I needed at least 12
channels just for
> > curtain control. Using up 1 output port for a possible 64 relay
channels
> > seems like an acceptable tradeoff to us.
> >
> > We are still batting ideas around on this and it may be
> possible to do it
> a
> > little more elegantly (or it may prove completely impractical)
> but it was
> > just a thought.
> >
> > Phil
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Alancc [mailto:alan.cc@xxxxxxx]
> > > Sent: 12 October 2001 18:54
> > > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > > Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Homevision Relay boards ...
Interested?
> > >
> > >
> > > Does the HV not operate one outputs one at a time, i.e.
carry out its
> > > instructions in a sequential manner?
> > >
> > > Alancc
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: Phil Harris <phillip.harris1@xxxxxxx>
> > > To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
> > > Sent: Friday, October 12, 2001 6:53 PM
> > > Subject: [ukha_d] Homevision Relay boards ... Interested?
> > >
> > >
> > > >
> > > > Hiya Guys,
> > > >
> > > > Ian B and myself have been sitting here this afternoon
trying
> > > to design a
> > > > relay board to control my electric curtains ... we
thought that
> > > instead of
> > > a
> > > > purpose built board to do exatcly what I need it might
be
> > > useful to have a
> > > > general purpose relay board.
> > > >
> > > > Throwing around ideas we have come up with the
following "rough
> > > description"
> > > > and are wondering whether there would be much interest
from the
> > > group for
> > > > this as either a PCB or a built unit.
> > > >
> > > > The board will take up a complete output port on HV.
Four
> of the port
> > > lines
> > > > will be "relay select" lines, a fifth would
be a "status" line
> (On/Off)
> > > and
> > > > a sixth would be used as a "set" line to get
the relay board to read
> the
> > > > output port and perform the requested setting.
> > > >
> > > > For example to turn on relay 4 you'd set the bottom
four lines
> > > on the port
> > > > to OFF,ON,OFF,OFF (Binary Coded Decimal for 4), the
"status" line to
> ON
> > > and
> > > > then the "set" line to ON to action the
command.
> > > >
> > > > This would give you sixteen individually addressable
relay outputs
> that
> > > > would retain their state until changed again or until
the power
> > > went off.
> > > >
> > > > It was discussed that the remaining two output lines
could
> be used as
> > > "board
> > > > select" lines which would enable up to 64
individually
> > > addressable relays
> > > to
> > > > be controlled from a single HomeVision output port with
the
> > > boards planned
> > > > as being stackable or daisychainable units.
> > > >
> > > > Now, we haven't looked too deeply into this so we have
no idea what
> kind
> > > of
> > > > costs would be involved or even at the moment what the
> > > programming for the
> > > > output ports would be like but we were wondering what
kind
> of interest
> > > there
> > > > would be from the group for such a board if we were to
get
> it working.
> > > >
> > > > Anyone interested if we decide to progress this
further?
> > > >
> > > > Phil
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
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