Re: Low cost ethernet analog/digital controller sought

["Patrick Lidstone" <patrick@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Quinten Uijldert"
<yahoogroups@a...>
wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> I quite fancy a few new DIY projects and am looking for a low cost
ethernet
> (or serial at a push) controller that allows you to output or
regulate a
> small DC voltage (up to 5V or 12V or so).  I'm not an electronics
genius (on
> the contrary), so anything that requires a soldering iron is out of
the
> question, unless it is to connect 2 wires or so.  Anyone seen such a
thing?
> That doesn't cost over the moon?
>
> I'm also looking for a low cost (spot the trend) ethernet (or again,
serial
> if nothing else is available) controller that can switch 1 or 2 relays
> (simple on and off).  If the two controllers can be combined to one
then
> even better, but that's not a requirement.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Q.

I think you should be able to combine modules from Phaedrus to get
what you want, although the first requirement is a bit tricky
off-the-shelf if you want to draw any significant current.

http://www.phaedrusltd.com/system/index.html

Patrick