Lookin for a computer controlled power socket

Mr. Flibble

I'm looking for a power socket which I can control by a computer. Wifi or etherenetted ideally but some other connection to a computer could work too.

Anyone know if anything like this exists?

nice1franko

Flibble, your gaf is like the one in "The Wrong Trousers", true or false?

gerryo

Mr. Flibble wrote: »

I'm looking for a power socket which I can control by a computer. Wifi or etherenetted ideally but some other connection to a computer could work too.

Anyone know if anything like this exists?

I've looked at ethernet power controllers, they are really expensive.

The Xseries mains power stuff is also quite expensive & it can be hard to get 220V stuff.

I was thinking if I got one of those cheap (as in €24) wireless mains controllers from Lidl/Aldi & gutted the remote & hooked it to the parallel port on a PC, it would be possible to simulate on/off keypresses fairly easily.

That gives 4 controllable 13A sockets, up to 500W.

Parallel ports are gone on most (all!) new PCs, the Maplin USB experimenters kit might just be the way to go for future proofing.

Mr. Flibble

I did a search for 'ethernet power controllers' and it came up with http://www.digital-loggers.com/lpc.html which seems to be what I'm looking for.

Cheers gerryo


nice1franko, after xmas, true.