Using some Parallax processing power Joe was able to monitor his garage doors to make sure it wasn’t forgotten in the open position. Using a Parallax Pink module the system is able to produce a Web page so that the door status can be checked from anywhere.
"Parts:
Parallax Basic Stamp 2
Parallax Board of Education
Parallax PINK
Parallax 4×20 Backlit LCD
Radioshack Project Box
Piece of Plexi Glass
4 pole terminal block
SPST Toggle Switch
DC Power Jack
DC Power supply for BS2
18 AWG Speaker Wire
12" Cat 5 Ethernet cable
2 x RJ45 Plugs
Magnetic NO Switches for doors "
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This is a GREAT idea and a swell project.
My only (personal) issue with it is that this consists of several hundred dollars of gear to get ‘er done:
Parallax Basic Stamp 2 – $50
Parallax Board of Education – $100
Parallax PINK – $130
Parallax 4×20 Backlit LCD – $42
(all via Google)
I guess ’til there’s a cheaper way…
I prefer the Arduino to the Stamp, though; alternative sources can get that part’s cost down to around $11, or you can just use a programmed IC, a resonator and a couple of capacitors for about $5.00. Hard to find a substitute for the web-side.
Mike Y
Dallas, Texas
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