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Need unit to turn on and turn off equipment

J

joshzz

Deos anyone know of a remote device that can turn on and off a particular piece of equipment such as a transmitter or computer ? We want something that's available low-cost.

thanks! josh
 
http://www.digital-loggers.com/lpc.html As suggested, you could use a wal-wart and a relay to give a closure if you need it to send a closure to a transmitter or something. They also have this:http://www.digital-loggers.com/din.html I've used the power web switch in multiple locations, including personally at my house to turn on a window air conditioner. The little beast has saved me the cost of the unit several times over by allowing me to crank up the air condtioner in the summer a couple hours before I arrive home, but leave it off when I'm out. :)
 
Google " Monroe Electronics" if they are still there///your answer
has arrived.....JBI
 
You can easily find remote on-off switches for $10 or less at your local Wal-Mart. They come with a remote fob to turn the juice on and off and some even have timers in them.
 
Thnks for all your replies. I think I should have been more specific as to the parameters of the desired device.

We're looking for a unit that can turn on and off a device via an internet connection. For instance, if our transmitter locks up, we desire to turn it off and then back on without having to go to the transmitter room.

I'm thinking of some sort of device that is connected to our router. The transmitter or other device possibly plugs into our mystery device which plugs into an outlet. A browser interface allows us to connect to the device from a remote location and shut down the power and start it up when we desire.
 
Back to Broadcast Tools:

http://broadcasttools.com/view_product.php?pid=180

This device has three relays that can be controlled by IP connection, plus feedback via e-mail to indicate they've been activated. They have companion devices that will e-mail alarms if the unit receives an external closure.

Measurement Computing has a variety of devices, including relay boards, but they all require a computer attached via USB cable & would also then require that you find or write software to control them. We have their relay boards attached to our Simian automation which we use to turn channels on and off on the main console. We could, theoretically, use the same relay board & GoToMyPC to control just about anything (including the transmitter) at our combined site. But that's really going around Robin Hood's barn to accomplish a much simple objective.
 
Do you have a telephone at the site? If the equipment simply needs power-on/off switching, consider installing a Power Stone http://www.faxswitch.com/powerstone.html . This device allows you to access a power relay by telephone line. You enter your passcode, execute command (either on or off) and enter the passcode again to complete your session.

Later . . . . Matt
 
If this is in-house (that is, you can run a CAt-5 there) another alternative is dtmf (touch-tone) encoder and decoders. Or, even simpler, a wall-wart, relay, and a switch someplace. Of course, both alternatives require a fixed control point for the equipment and for the operator.

All depends on how simple or complicated it needs to be.
 
APC make rack mount power bars that have an ip connection and allow you to power cycle a device remotely via the internet. I don't believe they are cheap, but i can get the model number off one when I am in the office on Monday. We use them in several remote sites to save a visit when something locks up, usually a PC.
 
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