Hi,
I would like to engage a personal project, and for that I would need some info I currently don't have.
I would like to control the lights of my house with my computer, and provide a web interface for doing it. Cool, isn't it?
Well for start, I just want to connect the light switch from my home office, and as the result gets better, expand it to the rest of my house.
For that, I need some info on how to program ports on the PC, like a connector via USB, and what do I electronically have to do to operate a 220V light switch with the 12V (?) of the PC.
Anyone can point me out? I don't have a degree on electronics ...
I'm also thinking Java, so I can program the port with socket, and achieve a lightweight program code.
Thanks
I would like to engage a personal project, and for that I would need some info I currently don't have.
I would like to control the lights of my house with my computer, and provide a web interface for doing it. Cool, isn't it?
Well for start, I just want to connect the light switch from my home office, and as the result gets better, expand it to the rest of my house.
For that, I need some info on how to program ports on the PC, like a connector via USB, and what do I electronically have to do to operate a 220V light switch with the 12V (?) of the PC.
Anyone can point me out? I don't have a degree on electronics ...
I'm also thinking Java, so I can program the port with socket, and achieve a lightweight program code.
Thanks