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I'm definitely more on the side in favor of old-fashioned checklists and walk-through shutdown routines, but still like to daydream of other possibilities. I remembered this thread when I came across this IFTTT recipe for turning WeMos on and off as the sun rises and sets.
https://ifttt.com/wemo_switch
Mr. Orselli mentioned IFTTT. It's is a web tool that allows users to make little communication bridges between platforms: twixt computer and phone, or social media and email, or phone and email, or email and email, phone and WeBo, etc.. The user provides simple "if-this-X-then-this-Y" instructions and the tool carries them out like a good little robot.
The WeBo is a consumer system from Belkin that gives you wifi/phone access over electrical outlets. No review from me--as I've only used it in its retail display--other than to account that it is affordable and simple to use.
Put them both together, and you have an infinite variety of cheap ways to remotely control your electrical system (at least in terms of where it comes out of the wall).
We've come quite a way!
Merry Holidays,
J
Jason Jay Stevens
Flutter & Wow Museum Projects
P. O. Box 21576
Detroit, MI 48221
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On Dec 10, 2012, at 8:57 PM, Carey Tisdal wrote:
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> Elton Prater advice seems really important "As someone else mentioned, on computerized exhibits, we put just the monitor on a remote and the CPU runs continuously. "
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> I evaluated a traveling exhibition last year where some of the exhibit components needed to stay on all the time because they required sequences of commands after a being completely powered down (the exhibition included a large-screen 3-D multi-player game). The building power was on a timer-based system that powered off from a central console that the building facilities department operated--that worked fine for exhibits that simply needed to be turned on and off. It didn't work when additional sequences needed to be initiated. Making certain that the differing needs beyond power-up and power-down are accounted for and included in traveling exhibition manuals sees important as well as recognizing that power control systems sold for conservation and designed primarily for heating/cooling/lighting need to be accessible to the exhibits department.
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> On 12/10/2012 7:07 PM, Elton Prater wrote:
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>> This is not exactly what you ask for, but I am going to throw it in the mix anyway.
>> A large percentage (like 30) of our exhibits are on a remote control system that we have been getting at ACE hardware. They are from Carlon. (http://www.smarthome.com/25508/Heavy-Duty-Remote-Control-HW2190/p.aspx) and run about $26. They plug into a three prong outlet and have a switched outlet on the other side that will handle 10 amps. They have a pocket sized RF "remote control" that will work across a whole floor of our museum. We have them all set to the same channel, so if you are standing in the right place, you can hit 15-20 exhibits with one click. All my exhibit techs carry one and the managers have one they use on weekends. Any time we have a traveling exhibit come in, we add remotes to their exhibits also so it makes learning the new exhibit very easy for my people that don't turn on/off that often. As someone else mentioned, on computerized exhibits, we put just the monitor on a remote and the CPU runs continuously.
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>> We keep extras around and it is a quick process to reassign the channel if we need them for something different, like Christmas lights which we don't want to switch with the exhibits.
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