Good point Chuck. Just use SNMP for the data. Keefe, I'm sorry but I have zero faith that mFi will be around for all that long. How long since launch and it hasn't been updated or spoken of again? You can only just now get parts without months of waiting.
Cameron, I will look into that thanks. Anyone else have any thoughts on microcontollers? -Ty On Thu, Nov 6, 2014 at 2:29 PM, Chuck McCown via Af <af@afmug.com> wrote: > You could do much of this with a site monitor. > > *From:* Cameron Crum via Af <af@afmug.com> > *Sent:* Thursday, November 06, 2014 1:26 PM > *To:* af@afmug.com > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] development platform for data/control system > > Sorry, forgot the link > http://www.embeddedcontrolconcepts.com/products.html > > On Thu, Nov 6, 2014 at 2:24 PM, Cameron Crum via Af <af@afmug.com> wrote: > >> How many IO connections? I use a BCS-460 for my little brewery. It was >> designed with brewers in mind, but could be used for any application >> needing web based control for relays and such. There are a couple models >> with different numbers of inputs and outputs, has a built in web server for >> controlling it all, and they have an API so you could write your own. I >> wrote an andoid app called Brew Mate on the android market so I can use my >> phone with it. It might be worth looking at before re-inventing the wheel. >> >> Cameron >> >> On Thu, Nov 6, 2014 at 2:14 PM, Ty Featherling via Af <af@afmug.com> >> wrote: >> >>> I have been asked what the feasibility is of us developing a controller >>> that can control some servos and relays to control a few things in a comm >>> building. Basically be able to turn the lights on and off, monitor the >>> temperature, turn on a heater, and control a magnetic door lock. The >>> products are all lined out for controlling each of those but we need a >>> controller that can deal with the IO and be able to be run from a webpage. >>> >>> My first though was Arduino or Beagleboard. Anyone have any experience >>> with these things that could recommend a platform to build off of? The >>> basic requirements are ethernet interface, a number of digital and analog >>> IO connections and the ability to communicate with a web-server backend. >>> >>> -Ty >>> >> >> > >
