PiBox » Iron Man

h1. Hardware Links

* "Raspberry Pi":http://www.raspberrypi.org

* CHiP

* [[ESP8266]]

** "ESP Open SDK":https://github.com/pfalcon/esp-open-sdk - open source SDK for ESP8266

** ""NodeMCU":https://github.com/nodemcu/nodemcu-firmware - lua based firmware for MCU like ESP8266

*** This has links to "esptool":https://github.com/themadinventor/esptool for flashing firmware to device

** "ESPlorer":https://github.com/4refr0nt/ESPlorer is a Java IDE for the ESP8266

** "Arduino core for ESP8266":https://github.com/esp8266/Arduino - look under doc for libraries, etc.

** "ESP8266 Arduino forum":http://www.esp8266.com/viewforum.php?f=25

** "Loading Firmware":http://www.esp8266.com/wiki/doku.php?id=loading_firmware

** "Getting Started":http://www.esp8266.com/wiki/doku.php?id=getting-started-with-the-esp8266

** "Getting Started":http://rancidbacon.com/files/kiwicon8/ESP8266_WiFi_Module_Quick_Start_Guide_v_1.0.4.pdf pdf (different version)

h1. AC Control

# TRIACs: Low cost, high current handling capability. 

# Traditional relay: moving parts, relatively low cost, very high current

# Solid State Relay: Higher cost, no moving parts. Advantage over TRIACs is that SSR can interrupt current at any point in the AC waveform. TRIACs only cut off current at the zero-crossing point.

h1. DC Control

TBC

h1. Stepper Motor Control

# TI DRV8811: Integrated FETs, up to 1.9A per coil http://www.ti.com/lit/ds/symlink/drv8811.pdf

# (Toshiba?) TB6612: Used on adafruit and other boards: https://www.adafruit.com/products/2448 Documentation/sourcing appears limited