PINK, BS2, and a relay to remote power up/down ....

doggiedoc

I was just sitting here thinking of a way to bring a "legacy server" online at the clinic from home. Is it feasible to control a BS2 or other Stamp with a PINK from the web to switch a relay to power up a server?

If so, could it be done fairly securely?

Has anyone tried this? I guess I should order a PINK and experiment.

TIA -
Doc

steve_b

My understanding (as I've purchased one but haven't the time to play yet) is that you can easily change a variable/register via a webpage based on your PINK.
You can then have a stamp read that register from the PINK which would then, in turn, have a relay setup connected to it where you could indeed cycle the power to something.

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Steve

"Inside each and every one of us is our one, true authentic swing. Something we was born with. Something that's ours and ours alone. Something that can't be learned... something that's got to be remembered."

Ryan Clarke

Consider this...an RC-4 board has relays on it.....


Ryan

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Ryan Clarke
Parallax Tech Support

RClarke@Parallax.com

stamptrol

Doc,

The PINK (with a stamp attached, of course) will do exactly what you want. One of the samples that comes with the unit lets you click on a browser page and transfer the on/off to a register which the stamp can then read.

I your case, its important to make sure the router connected to your ISP stays alive even when the legacy machine is off-line. There's a forum member ( Tim, perhaps?) who has/had a neat demo running where you can see the results of clicking the browser button. Uses live video, too. Search for PINK.

Tom