Remotely monitor + control temp humidity i/o webcontrol

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Remotely monitor + control temp humidity i/o webcontrol

Universal Programmable Industrial Controller / Data Collector -WebControl
WebControl can be used to control 8 devices through solid state relay based on inputs from analog or digital inputs. With its built-in network interface and standard web based protocol, it allows remote data collection and control implemented easily. It can even send you emails when certain I/O value reached set threshold (upper or lower watermark).
WebControl offers a powerful set of capabilities including simultaneous monitoring of current, temperature, and humidity and TTL-based control via a programmable Boolean Logic Engine.
WebControl built-in Boolean Logic Engine can be programmed using any or combination of 8 digital inputs, 3 analog inputs(12bit A/D), up to 8 optional DS18B20/DS1822 temperature sensors, one optional Honeywell HIH-4000 Series humidity sensor, and 20 timers that can run on its own built-in clock or Internet-based time servers. State information is rendered in WebControl's browser-based client and can also be made available to server using web-based GET potocaol.
Simply connect WebControl to an appropriate power source, the LAN, and the desired equipment, and remote monitoring and control is just a mouse-click away. Firmware is already loaded inside the WebControl baord.
WebControl has 8 digital inputs, 3 analog inputs(based on 10bit A/D converter, full scale 0-3V), up to 8 optional DS18B20/DS1822 based temperature sensors, one optional Honeywell HIH-4000 series humidity sensor, 20 custom definable timers to combine and define its 8 digital output in any sequence of those combined input. Its internal clock obtains the precise time from Internet time servers. When each pre-programmed action taking place, it sends an email notice to you. You can also bypass the predefined logic to force any output ON or OFF. Built-in 10 BaseT network interface DHCP client and web server provide easy connection to any existing network.
WebControl has built-in DHCP client to obtain IP address from your network s DHCP server. You can then login to WebControl web GUI to control the device, its built-in web server will save your configuration into the configuration file. You can set it to a fixed IP address by disabling DHCP.
For anyone wants to use more than one WebControl devices, you can also change its host name to reflect each device s role in your setup. It will automatically sync its internal clock to the Network Time Services over the Internet. You can setup the proper time zone for it s to operate in your local time zone.
You can simply through the web browser to turn on each output, and turn it off any time. If you like to use host computer to control it, you can use wget or Lynx (open source utility) to obtain the sensor value, or control the output from the host command line. You can enter the trigger, be timer, input TTL, analog input, temperature range, or humidity range, to let this controller automatically turn on and off for its 8 output individually.
+ Sophiscated Logic Control Made Easy
The most powerful feature of this device is its programmable output control called Boolean Run Engine. You don t need ladder diagram or programming it through any other software like other industrial PLC. In the GUI, you can define any timer, any temperature sensor, or humidity sensor, any digital iutput(s) or even output(s), any analog input level and their combination to be used as the trigger for any the TTL output. You can AND or OR them to form complex control for each output. You can add delay to the logic as well to delay turn on or off output.
For using the analog input to accurate measure the analog signals, WebControl from its 2.03.00 firmware changed its logic using 1024 A/D steps to do the logic control in the Boolean Run Engine. Full scale is about 10VDC. This provides 10x more accuracy compared to previous version firmware. You can use this accurate A/D measurement to control battery charger or determine the solar panel orientation. You can also use Hall Effect sensor and WebControl analog input to control power on and off based on energy consumption. You can find the hall effective sensor spec from here. The analog input is overvoltage protected as drawing below:
WebControl has email notification feature. When a rule set to turn ON or OFF any of the eight outputs, it can send you an email to your desktop, to your cell phone, or to a mailing list. You will know something has triggered the output state change. It can be temperature going above 90 degrees, so that the air condition turned on; or humidity reached 90%, it turns on the dehumidifier; or a security area in your office is being intruded; or any position sensor reached or analog input reached its level. Or if you like, you can set it up to send email message to your cell phone to remind you time to go home, or call your family memeber to take medicine through its TTL/timer configuration.
FAQ can be found here: WebControl FAQ
iPhone app note can be found here: Casaremote on iPhone
User Guide can be viewed online at http:// /manuals/webcontrol/WebControlUserGuide2-03-00.pdf
Although not supported and void warranty, some users ask for how to write their own GUI for WebControl. Its document can be found here: http:// /manuals/webcontrol/HowtoWriteGUICodeforWebControl.pdf
If you have DHCP server running on your network (most home router has that function), it may grant a DHCP address to WebControl board. Please check the DHCP server log to make sure the correct IP address. If you do not have DHCP server in your local network, WebControl's default IP address is 192.168.1.15. Its MAC address is printed on the label on the back of the board.