PINK -- What's It For?

PJAllen

My question is the subject line.
Maybe it's like --·if I have to ask then it's not for me.

How about three jargonless uses for it?

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Peter Verkaik

You can use it to monitor events (eg. read sensor values) and control appliances at a remote location.

You can also use it standalone for a (small) homepage.

regards peter

LoopyByteloose

When you say small, how many characters in that homepage?
Can you expand it by adding a serial eeprom?

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Peter Verkaik

The pink has 256 kilobytes storage for webpages. That is alot if you only use

text, but not if you want to use pictures.

It is not possible to send webpages from the basic stamp (stored in an eeprom

connected to the stamp).

regards peter

John R.

Because the PINKy can read and write variables that the stamp can see, you could use it as a web based controller for about anything. Getting down to a specific "use":

Set the PINKy behind a secure firewall, and protect it with a password or VPN (secure web connection).

Set up a STAMP to control some house lights, and connect a PINKy to it.

Now, when you're out of town, you can connect to the PINKy, and turn some lights off an on to scare the bad guys away.

Or, turn the thermostat down when you leave, and on your back home from an extended trip, find a "hot spot", connect, and turn the heat on so get home to a nice toasty home.

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John R.

8 + 8 = 10

steve_b

But you could use HREF instances to call picture files from another website....so, although the actual picture doesn't reside on your PINK, the PINK holds the address of the file you want to display....yes no??

Peter Verkaik said...

The pink has 256 kilobytes storage for webpages. That is alot if you only use

text, but not if you want to use pictures.

It is not possible to send webpages from the basic stamp (stored in an eeprom

connected to the stamp).

regards peter

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