[Lab] Hardware Helper for Home Automation projects?

[Matthew Bells]

I recently backed a KickStarter, which does this (Wi-Fi controlled power
strip):
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/337922278/smart-power-strip-control-you
r-appliances-from-any

There are also other ones, probably more useful in the end, that are
individually controllable outlets like
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/plugaway/plugaway-your-smart-home-on-yo
ur-smart-phone , which come to ~30$ per controlled outlet.

In terms of what is available now, you could always put a few Z-Wave (or
similar) outlets into a box, though this would be expensive, bulky, ugly,
and slow... You do remind me, I should use the powerswitchtail I have for
some project.

-Matt

-----Original Message-----
From: Lab [mailto:lab-bounces at artengine.ca] On Behalf Of Jim Kiskis
Sent: 2014.January.26 16:38
To: Justin Slootsky
Cc: lab
Subject: Re: [Lab] Hardware Helper for Home Automation projects?

Thanks for. The link on this but I wonder if this would work as a controller
for my charger for my e bike 



Sent from my iPad

> On Jan 26, 2014, at 2:12 PM, Justin Slootsky <justin at slootsky.org> wrote:
> 
> Many home automation projects involve switching power.  Plus, there is the
power to be supplied to the computer (pi, beaglebone, arduino, whatever)
that is doing the automating.
> 
> It seems to me that a powerbar with internal relay switching and 3.3V 5V &
12V power would be a useful device.  Kind of like a powertail (
http://www.powerswitchtail.com/Pages/default.aspx - available at abra or
adafruit or sparkfun ) but with 2-4 individually controlled AC outlets and
DC power jacks.
> 
> Does this exist? 
> 
> 
> [ Maybe something like this, but better amp rated, with DC power -
http://hackaday.com/2012/06/23/diy-microcontroller-switched-power-strip/ ]
> 
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