xerxesdynatos
Newbie level 1
I don't know if this is in the right place so, help me out here.
I want to create a small circuit, that I send a signal from a [embedded] Linux OS on a PC it'll go through some wire (maybe RJ-45, phone line, serial, or whatever will work) to the circuit. The circuit will act as a switch. If you go with a rather vague pseudo-code programming style:
When the switch is flipped to on, it'll let electricity through like a normal switch would do. In all essence I'm trying to replace a zillon switches for my shop into one panel location. It'll still be a zillion switches, just they'll all be accessible from one location. I've got the programming down, I think. As for the hardware switches, I have no idea. I'm thinking you're going to have to have a Analog/Digital converter, or something like that, but I don't know about a gate/switch circuitry flipped by a signal instead of by physical action (I can do a circuit with a physical switch no problem). Thanks for any help.
I want to create a small circuit, that I send a signal from a [embedded] Linux OS on a PC it'll go through some wire (maybe RJ-45, phone line, serial, or whatever will work) to the circuit. The circuit will act as a switch. If you go with a rather vague pseudo-code programming style:
Code:
getStatus(); //what the current status of the switch is (on/off [1/0])
setStatus(int); //set the state to on, could be boolean true/false.When the switch is flipped to on, it'll let electricity through like a normal switch would do. In all essence I'm trying to replace a zillon switches for my shop into one panel location. It'll still be a zillion switches, just they'll all be accessible from one location. I've got the programming down, I think. As for the hardware switches, I have no idea. I'm thinking you're going to have to have a Analog/Digital converter, or something like that, but I don't know about a gate/switch circuitry flipped by a signal instead of by physical action (I can do a circuit with a physical switch no problem). Thanks for any help.
