Review on SainSmart Channels Ethernet Controller Connected by Darryl Duncan

Name: SainSmart Channels Ethernet Controller Connected
Item: SainSmart Channels Ethernet Controller Connected
Rating: 1

November 02, 2022

Get ready to experiment!

No documentation. The website isn't fancy either, so it was a suck and see day. I couldn't get this to work by hooking it up to an 8 channel relay board. It wasn't until I discovered that the 5v and ground on the output jack were misplaced (?) that I was able to get this to work by connecting them back to front. This meant bending the contacts on the relay board 45 degrees to make the connection. I think I could make an extension or use cords but I didn't have any. Also, as stated above, the http commands are wrong; However, I was able to map the correct commands to turn each relay on and off individually. Everything on/off worked as advertised and I was able to change the default IP address. However, once that's done, you won't be able to control it from the Sainsmart app. After further research I found that I have a version with 16 relays, there are 8 channels available (worth more!). Should work fine with the 16 channel relay board as the pins are swapped on it. However, the 8 channel version looks identical to the 16 channel version except it only has a single row connector instead of a double row, so I don't know if the pins are swapped.

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Product Description This is an Ethernet controller card, which can be compatible with 16-channel relays. With a controller module and a 16-channel relay, you can remotely control up to 16 devices on a LAN or WAN. The Ethernet controller board has an integrated web server. If you are in your office, you just have to open the page on your computer, tablet or smartphone and then control your devices such as lights, air conditioning or refrigerator in your home. As shown in the figure below, you can freely control your other devices with the SainSmart Ethernet Controller card. How they work * Default IP address: 192.168.1.4 * Protection: 30000 * Link http://192.168.1.4/30000 HTTP comment: http://192.168.1.4/30000/00 : Relay-01 OFF http: //192.168 . 1.4/30000/01 : Relay-01 ON . http://192.168.1.4/30000/02 : Relay-02 OFF . http://192.168.1.4/30000/03 : Relay-02 ON. http://192.168.1.4/30000/04 : relay-03 OFF http://192.168.1.4/30000/05 : relay-03 ON ... http://192.168.1.4/30000/14 : relay-16 OFF http://192.168.1.4/30000/15 : Relay-16 ON . http://192.168.1.4/30000/41 : Enter http://192.168.1.4/30000/40 : Exit http://192.168.1.4/30000/42 : Next page http://192.168.1.4 /30000 /43 : Next page Contents : 1 x SainSmart Ethernet Control Module

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