Ok starting a thread will at least make me publicly committed to this project (I'm Lazy
). I have been working on this for the last few weeks or so.
A simple black box in your stand with:
a few plugs for inputs. Temp, orp, pH...
a few outputs, lights, ato whatever... No need to get complicated, normal timers work fine, are dependable, and cheap.
a 433MHz transmitter connected to a receiver "black box" that plugs into a PC
All the interfacing and displays, graphs, etc will be on PC.
Total cost goal is <$50.
so: inputs, output, graphs and displays on PC...Looking for other suggestions and features.
Also, Visual Basic is kicking my butt. I will be in LA for 2 weeks and have a few VB books to read, but help from anyone well versed would be nice