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« on: May 05, 2008, 04:10:20 PM » |
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besides going the x-10 home automation route.. how could i have something usb i would imagine interface with a wall outlet.. for example.. click in a program to turn on a light.. or turn off and on power to reset a computer..
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« Reply #1 on: May 05, 2008, 05:29:01 PM » |
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I've only ever used X10 and the Firecracker... worked like a charm. Considered writing my own interface, but there are many out there like http://php-x10.sourceforge.net/Why would you go USB to reset a computer... one computer to turn the other off? Since you'll have a computer active to control the other one, the the X10 stuff would give you more flexibility and projection (reach) |
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« Reply #2 on: May 05, 2008, 06:16:19 PM » |
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i have a document on how to make your own usb devices if you like i can email it to you.
i have sensed input through homemade connectors i cannabilized old joysticks and used
a relay to trigger the joystick trigger and simply made a delphi(ok it was qbasic but still)
program to check for the joystick being pressed (in this case it was a relay closing the
switch) and from there execute other software based actions..
as for resetting the computer, im not sure what you need it for but a time delay 120v relay
a bit pricey but would work if you wired it into the power circuit of the computer you wanted to reset..when
you activate the time delay relay from say (a ringing phone line would do the trick) or a
home made usb device it would simply hold the power circuit closed for (x) seconds and
power it back on... if you had the computer set up to auto log in , etc it might work..
what are you trying to do?
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« Reply #3 on: May 05, 2008, 07:25:18 PM » |
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reset my cable modem
ty perk ty jam
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« Reply #4 on: May 05, 2008, 07:30:49 PM » |
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sorry guys.. Went back to my script and I just realized a software way around this.. again a douche bag of epic proportions-- ty for your time.. and those links area great regardless
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« Reply #5 on: May 06, 2008, 06:23:12 AM » |
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Ah, someone is trying to do the ole' "poor man's IP changing" bit.
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« Reply #6 on: May 07, 2008, 04:27:26 AM » |
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« Reply #7 on: May 07, 2008, 08:52:34 PM » |
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you guys rock  thank you -heads spinning with arduino possibilities |
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« Reply #8 on: May 07, 2008, 09:43:06 PM » |
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well i cant skip by this post without posting the following: http://robotstore.com/but i would love to hear how you plan to reset your cable modem and why you want to do it automatically.. im still waiting for an old coffee machine to hit my personal junkyard so i can turn it into a cosmopolitan machine... you know, dumping out FRIS: vodka , northland pomegranate juice and SIMPLY limeade juice all in equal portions into my martini glass (automatically poured across ice, of course) |
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« Reply #9 on: May 08, 2008, 06:37:38 AM » |
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well i cant skip by this post without posting the following: http://robotstore.com/but i would love to hear how you plan to reset your cable modem and why you want to do it automatically.. im still waiting for an old coffee machine to hit my personal junkyard so i can turn it into a cosmopolitan machine... you know, dumping out FRIS: vodka , northland pomegranate juice and SIMPLY limeade juice all in equal portions into my martini glass (automatically poured across ice, of course) No offense, and it's totally cool if you are - but are you gay dood? lol cosmopolitans |
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« Reply #10 on: May 08, 2008, 07:04:28 AM » |
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lol
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« Reply #11 on: May 08, 2008, 07:43:26 AM » |
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Cosmos rock, my tragically unmetrosexual friends.
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« Reply #12 on: May 08, 2008, 08:56:27 AM » |
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Im not gay but i did some yoga stretching once and actually made that 'reach' that makes us jealous of dogs.. does that make me gay, cause it was technically MINE??  naw im not but you, NETFLIX and my TIVO still think im gay though! I mean cant i watch bridges over madison county 8 times in a row and still be a man? And I only had it on lifetime so i could record FRASIER okay?!?!?! then again there was that one time in prison... ...wed like to think i fought the good fight, but.. |
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« Reply #13 on: May 08, 2008, 08:59:25 AM » |
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Someone feels dirty that his wife used the strap on last night |
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« Reply #14 on: May 08, 2008, 09:08:23 AM » |
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oh MY, did we leave the webcam on again?  |
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