USB Relay Module 4 Channels, for Home Automation - v2
The second version of our popular USB 4 Relay Board with several improvements. It comes with MCP2200 chipset, 4 SPDT Relays each rated with up to 10A, relays states saving in internal EEPROM and improved USB interference resistance. Suitable for home automation applications, hobby projects, industrial automation. The free DRM / DRMv3 software allows to control relays manually, create timers (weekly and calendar) and multivibrators, use date and time for alarms. We have developed and tool for control from command line. We provide various software examples.
Brand: Denkovi Assembly Electronics ltd.
Code: DAE-CB/Ro4/MCP2200-RAS-USB
Weight: 0.135 Kgs
Features
High quality
4 SPDT relay channels (the type depends on the stocks quantity in our store):
TONGLING - JQC-3FF-S-Z (10A / 250VAC, 15A / 120VAC, 10A / 28VDC)
SUNHOLD - RAS xx15 (10A / 250VAC, 15A / 120VAC, 15A / 24VDC)
4 Digital I/O lines
Power supply: from USB port
Max. current consumption: 400 mA (when all relays are on)
Chipset: MCP2200
Significant resistance against USB interference
Keeps the relay states in internal EEPROM on every toggle
Power led
Relay leds
Size: 77mm x 56mm x 17mm
Temp Range: -40 to +80 °C
PCB parameters: Extra PCB openings for better voltage isolation and doubled high voltage tracks
Footprint is fully compatible with our other model USB 4 Relay Board with FT245RL for easy integration or replacement
Supported by DRMv3 Software (Windows, Linux, Raspbian) - New;
Supported by DRM software (Windows, Linux, Raspbian): Yes
Supported by Denkovi Command line tool (Windows, Linux, Raspbian): Yes
Software examples - here
Documentation: here
Chipset
The relay board chipset is MCP2200. We decided to develop such relay board because as per our tests MCP2200 has some more advantages with other USB-UART chips and one of them is that it is more reliable against USB interference and this is critical on every USB relay board.
The four relays are mapped in the following way with MCP2200 i/o lines:
Relay1 -> GP0
Relay2 -> GP1
Relay3 -> GP2
Relay4 -> GP3
The four I/O lines are mapped in the following way:
In1 -> GP4
In2 -> GP5
In3 -> GP6
In4 -> GP7
Compability with our previous USB 4 Relay Board
The board footprint, mechanical dimensions, and hole positions are the same like our previous USB 4 Relay Board so it is easy to be used as replacement as well. It is also supported by DRM software and our Relay Command Line Tool and can be controlled the almost the same way.
If you would like to compare the both devices, please take a look at this comparison table
Denkovi Relay Command Line Tool
Supported OS: Windows Linux Raspbian
The main goal of this project is to help you to use our USB relay boards easily and without any specific knowledge how do they work. This tool is actually shell for all our USB relay boards and it does not matter which is the relay board, the command is the same. Just type one command and the the tool will set, get relay status or even will take temperature value from the board sensor (if any). It can be integrated in other software and you don't need to know much about how the USB relay board protocol. With this tool it is like a "game" and it takes literally minutes to create for example PHP script and control the USB relay board from smartphone browser.
Typical applications for this software are:
Create desktop icons to turn particular relays
Create BAT/BASH files to make more complex logic (like timers for example)
The commands can be executed from PHP script
Control our USB relay boards from Android / iPhone mobile devices
The USB relays can be controlled from each software/platform which can run external executable files or commands in command line promt
Example commands:
LIST COMMAND - lists all devices connected to computer.
java -jar DenkoviRelayCommandLineTool.jar list
STATUS COMMAND - display relay(s) status(es).
java -jar DenkoviRelayCommandLineTool.jar 0001234567 4v2 2 status
java -jar DenkoviRelayCommandLineTool.jar 0001234567 4v2 all status
SET COMMAND - set relay(s) state(s).
java -jar DenkoviRelayCommandLineTool.jar 0001234567 4v2 2 1
java -jar DenkoviRelayCommandLineTool.jar 0001234567 4v2 all 0
java -jar DenkoviRelayCommandLineTool.jar 0001234567 4v2 turn 1110