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* Control Laptop Power Supply by BS2 *

eflyefly Posts: 34
edited 2008-03-20 15:36 in Learn with BlocklyProp
Greeting,
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I would like to use microcontroller to control my laptop power on-off at certain timing, i.e. turn on power supply in step of every 2 hrs…
Can the Basic Stamp-2 board do that with add in some other electric components?
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Many Thanks.
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  • Chris SavageChris Savage Parallax Engineering Posts: 14,406
    edited 2008-03-19 21:16
    Efly,

    The BASIC Stamp 2 could do this task with 15 I/O pins tied behind its back. On a serious note though…The BS2 could turn an SSR on/off every 2 hours with a single I/O pin and a 5 line program. Definitely use an SSR though and a safety box when switching the AC power supply. Take care.

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  • allanlane5allanlane5 Posts: 3,815
    edited 2008-03-20 15:36
    Look at the "Firecracker" and X10 parts -- a single firecracker module connected to the BOE, along with the RF reciever with your laptop plugged into it, should work fine for around $25.

    AND you're protected from 115 VAC.
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