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Review on SMAKN® LCUS 1 Module Intelligent Control by John Thawngzauk

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Works with USB cables for Windows 10

Tried several of these USB relay modules. If you need to use this with Windows, this option has the least hassle because 1) Windows 10 will find the driver automatically (just plug it in), 2) the driver will be digitally signed and accepted by Windows, and 3) it's easy to control via a Script like PowerShell . I use this to turn off monitors in the office when working remotely. Here is the PowerShell script I use to do this (mine is set to COM3): ---------------- --------------- --- ---[Byte[]] $hex_on = 0xA0.0x01.0x01.0xA2[Byte[]] $hex_off = 0xA0.0x01.0x00, 0xA1$relay = New-Object System.IO.Ports.SerialPort COM3 , 9600, None,8,1$relay.Open()#$relay.Write($hex_off, 0, 4) # Disable $relay.Write( $hex_on, 0, 4) # Enable $relay.Close()Remove - Variables Relay ------------------------------ ------Run this one-line PowerShell to set your relay Find Port Command: (Get -WmiObject -query "SELECT * FROM Win32_PnPEntity"

Pros
  • Nice
Cons
  • Bad experience