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Hoping someone here can assist me:

I need a set of relays that I can control via serial commands. I think the VM8090 will do the job. My question is, can I send a serial command directly to the box or do I need to build a separate program/project that listens for the command and closes the relay.

I have a scoreboard control system that operates by sending commands (including serial commands) from script buttons. I would like to be able to add a line of serial command code (like “close relay 1 on USBx”) and control the relay.

Is this doable?

-Larry Mitchell
Mavrick Productions
Columbus, Ohio

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[quote]My question is, can I send a serial command directly to the box or do I need to build a separate program/project that listens for the command and closes the relay.[/quote]This would require you to write your own software

[quote=“mavrickproductions”]I would like to be able to add a line of serial command code (like “close relay 1 on USBx”) and control the relay.[/quote]The K8090 does not work with simple ASCII text commands, it uses a binary protocol with framing, checksums, etc.

Perhaps you can build something suitable with Arduino?