I don't know the specifics of your sprinkler control project, but you've probably heard of x10. They have a Universal Module that will allow your computer to control your sprinklers through commands sent to your serial or usb port. They're pretty cheap.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140271767174&rvr_id=&crlp=1_263602_263622&UA=L*F%3F&GUID=64f5a71b1270a0aad211a571ff664950&itemid=140271767174&ff4=263602_263622 Dallin Jones wrote: > On Mar 15, 2010, at 2:55 PM, Dave Smith <[email protected]> wrote: > > I'm motivated to work on my sprinkler control project again, and I'm > looking at boards to run the software, which I want to be Linux based. > > Here are my requirements so far: > > 1. Price: Under $100 > 2. I/O: USB and Ethernet (wifi for bonus points, and serial for debug) > 3. Power: DC input, not too worried about power consumption > (24V would be nice since that's the same voltage my > sprinkler valves use). > 4. Disk: Whatever flashy thing is fine (SD, CF, soldered, whatever) > 5. Size and weight don't matter right now (but will in the future). > > Here's what I've found so far: > > 1. Gumstix Linux (too expensive) > 2. Beagleboard (too much I/O -- don't need DVI, S-Video, Audio, etc). > 3. A repurposed wifi AP board[1] > > Any other ideas? The cheaper the better, and I'm not afraid to solder. > > > > > Sounds like you should look into the RouterStationPro. It has a USB port, an > sdio port (for sd cards), three mini pci slots (usually for wireless > radios), a serial port, 4 gig Ethernet ports, one of which is a POE port. > The DC plug can ran anywhere from 12vdc to 48vdc depending on how much power > you need. The best part is that msrp is 79.99. It also comes with OpenWRT > preinstalled. Also in has a 600 MHz processor and 128Mb of ram. Should be > enough for a lot of projects. > > I just got one to build a small transparent filtering proxy. They are pretty > slick. > > Dallin > > /* > PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net > Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug > Don't fear the penguin. > */ > /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
