Homemade Controller

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GatorGuy

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Posts: 458

Monday, April 30th 2012, 3:51pm

Wouldn't surprise me at this point to find R2-D2 out there with his laser shovel.

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CaptainJackSparrow

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Posts: 11

Location: Waynesboro, MS

Monday, April 30th 2012, 8:45pm

Quoted from "wsommariva"

Indeed impressive. Dig trenches by hand?

I guess you could say that. I had both hands on the handles of a ditch witch.

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ReddHead

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Posts: 67

Location: South Jersey

Tuesday, May 1st 2012, 6:29am

A lot more complex looking than mine. I'm using an off the shelf 16 channel Ethernet controller that connects to a home brew 16 channel PCB relay board. The Ethernet controller can be controlled through a web interface or SNMP. I have a C# application that handles scheduling, calculates water usage, controls zones, etc.

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wsommariva

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Posts: 332

Location: Northern New Jersey

Tuesday, May 1st 2012, 8:11am

Pick ax grows muscles.

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GatorGuy

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Posts: 458

Tuesday, May 1st 2012, 8:48am

Ok, I fully understand the pick ax. Used those for years.

Reddhead and Captain...you are entering another dimension. "... a dimension not only of sight and sound but of mind; a journey into a wondrous land whose boundaries are that of imagination."(apologies to Rod Serling)

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CaptainJackSparrow

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Posts: 11

Location: Waynesboro, MS

Tuesday, May 1st 2012, 9:10am

Quoted from "GatorGuy"

Ok, I fully understand the pick ax. Used those for years. Reddhead and Captain...you are entering another dimension. "... a dimension not only of sight and sound but of mind; a journey into a wondrous land whose boundaries are that of imagination."(apologies to Rod Serling)

Thanks, I think. :huh:

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GatorGuy

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Posts: 458

Tuesday, May 1st 2012, 9:22am

Oh, it's a compliment alright.
Along the line of "when you think you've seen it all..."

I had the owner read these postings.
He was amazed.
Your creation is a subject of conversation/fascination up here.

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Wet_Boots

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Posts: 4,102

Location: Metro NYC

Tuesday, May 1st 2012, 9:38am

(I think I'm still more impressed by the 3-station electromechanical controller that was turned into a 4-zone controller by way of wiring a latching relay to it)