Overview
The PowerSwitchTail II (PST II) is used to safely turn on/off AC powered devices using the digital output pin on a microcontroller. The PST II has an internal normally open (NO) relay with a resistive switching capacity of 15A at 125VAC.
Operation
The PST has a status LED that indicates if the relay is closed or not. If the LED is red, then the relay is closed.
Connect the plug end into a power outlet and connect the device that you want to control in the receptacle end. Connect a microcontroller digital output pin via the adapter circuit to the +/- screw terminals on the PST. Using the example circuit below, the PST will turn on when the digital output pin is HIGH/ON/1 and off when the pin is LOW/OFF/0.
Control Options
With the ioBridge IO-204 you can control the Power Switch Tail II many different ways.
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Digital Output Control Widget
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Onboard Rule
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Time-based Rule
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Digital Output Pulsing
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Widget Control API
