{"id":39,"date":"2013-11-04T19:54:35","date_gmt":"2013-11-04T19:54:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/interactingobjects.com\/?p=39"},"modified":"2013-11-04T19:54:35","modified_gmt":"2013-11-04T19:54:35","slug":"web-remote-controlled-power-strip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/interactingobjects.com\/?p=39","title":{"rendered":"IP remote controlled power strip"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Before discovering Arduino&#8217;s world, I found a nice ethernet relay board from a french manufacturer : the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.gce-electronics.com\/fr\/carte-ethernet\/40-carte-8-relais-ethernet-ip-ipx800v2.html\">IPX800 v2<\/a>. It is a bit expensive (~125\u20ac) but works out of the box : no programmation needed. Power it, connect through a brower, and it works !<\/p>\n<p>It comes with (not an exhautive list, see\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.gce-electronics.com\/fr\/carte-ethernet\/40-carte-8-relais-ethernet-ip-ipx800v2.html\">here<\/a>\u00a0for more details.)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>8 outputs relays (250V \/ 10A)<\/li>\n<li>4 digital inputs that can be associated to the output (i.e. you can open \/ close the relays)<\/li>\n<li>an ethernet port<\/li>\n<li>an embedded tcp and web servers for remote control<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>What I did with it is a powerstrip for my audio\/video system so that I can individually switch things on and off when needed with my smartphone and not leave them in standby mode.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/interactingobjects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/ipx800-01-643x473.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-52\" style=\"border: 0px;\" alt=\"ipx800 01 643x473\" src=\"http:\/\/interactingobjects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/ipx800-01-643x473.png\" width=\"469\" height=\"395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/interactingobjects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/ipx800-01-643x473.png 733w, https:\/\/interactingobjects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/ipx800-01-643x473-300x252.png 300w, https:\/\/interactingobjects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/ipx800-01-643x473-355x300.png 355w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 469px) 100vw, 469px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I first used the build in web site (with a bit of customization for switch names) and the started using\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.openremote.org\/display\/HOME\/OpenRemote\" target=\"_blank\">OpenRemote<\/a>\u00a0software to build a nicer interface for my smartphone. From there I can individually switch on and of the 8 outlets.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/interactingobjects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Remote.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"border: 0px;\" alt=\"Remote\" src=\"http:\/\/interactingobjects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Remote-1024x856.png\" width=\"409\" height=\"342\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>But remote control is not always as handy as physical button. If you don&#8217;t have your phone around, or have not battery left&#8230; it is usefull to have a way of manually switching you amp &amp; projector on when you want to watch your film ! So I added 4 buttons connected to the 4 digital inputs available&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/interactingobjects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/IPX800-04-722x386.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-46\" style=\"border: 0px;\" alt=\"IPX800 04 722x386\" src=\"http:\/\/interactingobjects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/IPX800-04-722x386.png\" width=\"722\" height=\"386\" srcset=\"https:\/\/interactingobjects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/IPX800-04-722x386.png 722w, https:\/\/interactingobjects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/IPX800-04-722x386-300x160.png 300w, https:\/\/interactingobjects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/IPX800-04-722x386-500x267.png 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 722px) 100vw, 722px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">&#8230; and then configured the IPX to toggle the relays.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/interactingobjects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/2013-08-27-20_12_27-gce.electronics-relay-board.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-42 aligncenter\" style=\"border: 0px;\" alt=\"2013-08-27 20_12_27-gce.electronics relay board\" src=\"http:\/\/interactingobjects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/2013-08-27-20_12_27-gce.electronics-relay-board-242x300.png\" width=\"220\" height=\"273\" srcset=\"https:\/\/interactingobjects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/2013-08-27-20_12_27-gce.electronics-relay-board-242x300.png 242w, https:\/\/interactingobjects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/2013-08-27-20_12_27-gce.electronics-relay-board.png 496w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 220px) 100vw, 220px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">And here I go : I now have an IP remote controlled power strip !<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">JS<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Before discovering Arduino&#8217;s world, I found a nice ethernet relay board from a french manufacturer : the\u00a0IPX800 v2. 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