I'm making a mosquito spray system and want to control it with HS. I believe the best way to control 12v valves and pumps would be with a relay board. Does anyone have a suggestion on a relay 4 or 8 relay board that either has a plug-in or can be controlled by script?
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The serial relay board would certainly work, but it is going to require script writing and lots of coding to control it and poll its status.
I use the ADIO-100.
VERY reliable.
(not extremely fast, but we are talking valves right...)
It has 8 outputs. (voltage outs-suited for controlling "stuff")
I use the outputs to trigger the input channels on a (8-ch ARDUINO Relay Board)
(there is also 8-input channels on the ADIO-100, perfectly suited for valve feedback if desired)
12volt relay board is best, and power the relay board from the unregulated terminal of the ADIO-100.
(actually mine is much more complex and uses 10 ADIO-100's)
But that's all you need.
What type of valves you using> The cheap motorized 12vdc valves on ebay or aliexpress are superbly compatible. But there are two types of valves:
1. reverse polarity to open/close
2. voltage present opens, closes when voltage is removed.
(uses internal ultracap to power during closure)
You would find option 2 easier and cheaper to implement.
(option 1 requires DPDT relay board, and lots more electrical knowledge)
FYI:: read my post concerning ADIO-100' s before you implement programming for it, otherwise you may be faced with unpredictable operation during rebooting pc.
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And a relay board on top of an Arduino?
https://www.geras-it.de/elektronisch...arduino/a-520/
With the Arduino plugin the coding is not that hard.
https://forums.homeseer.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1222
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Originally posted by stinggray View PostI'm making a mosquito spray system and want to control it with HS. I believe the best way to control 12v valves and pumps would be with a relay board. Does anyone have a suggestion on a relay 4 or 8 relay board that either has a plug-in or can be controlled by script?"Living with technology means living in a [constant] state of flux." S. Higgenbotham, 2023
"Reboot and rejoice!" F. Pishotta, 1989
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Wouldn't dry contact z-wave units work as well? I know it is more money for the units but if you are set for z-wave it is straightforward. J offering another option.
Personally I would probably program an Arduino board with the 8 channel version of this relay to be standalone but work with MQTT.Karl S
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Originally posted by ksum View PostWouldn't dry contact z-wave units work as well? I know it is more money for the units but if you are set for z-wave it is straightforward. J offering another option.
Personally I would probably program an Arduino board with the 8 channel version of this relay to be standalone but work with MQTT."Living with technology means living in a [constant] state of flux." S. Higgenbotham, 2023
"Reboot and rejoice!" F. Pishotta, 1989
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I've deployed dozen's of Mimo2+ on HS systems, and they work every day. They work good in latching or adjustable momentary closure. They would give you two SPDT dry contact.
Another choice would be Global Cache IP2CC, That gives you three SPST, relays. It's not Zwave, but can be controlled by HSBlair
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Originally posted by BlairG View PostI've deployed dozen's of Mimo2+ on HS systems, and they work every day. They work good in latching or adjustable momentary closure. They would give you two SPDT dry contact.
Another choice would be Global Cache IP2CC, That gives you three SPST, relays. It's not Zwave, but can be controlled by HS"Living with technology means living in a [constant] state of flux." S. Higgenbotham, 2023
"Reboot and rejoice!" F. Pishotta, 1989
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Originally posted by stinggray View PostI'm making a mosquito spray system and want to control it with HS. I believe the best way to control 12v valves and pumps would be with a relay board. Does anyone have a suggestion on a relay 4 or 8 relay board that either has a plug-in or can be controlled by script?
https://forums.homeseer.com/forum/ge...ion-controller
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Originally posted by MikeMcM1956 View Post
Might be overkill for your application, but I just posted a 16 zone irrigation controller in the Used HA Items forum:
https://forums.homeseer.com/forum/ge...ion-controller"Living with technology means living in a [constant] state of flux." S. Higgenbotham, 2023
"Reboot and rejoice!" F. Pishotta, 1989
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