Re: Switch on mains device from my PC

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From: Skeleton Man
Date: Sat, 29 Oct 2005 22:15

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>I have a program that I have written that works with a certain camera. I'd
>like to be able to switch the camera on and off from within my program. All
>I'm after is something like a powerboard that connects to the usb port that
>I can turn each socket on and off though some sort of command. Does anything
>like this exist? I thought it might for home automation but couldn't find
>anything that did exactly what I want. It doesn't have to be a 4 way
>powerboard, 1 would do.

If I understand correctly, this is what you want, a USB Relay Card:

http://www.ar.com.au/~softmark/page32.html

It looks like it comes in kit form and it's priced at $115.50 ($105 + GST)

Regards,
Chris



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