Breakout box I/O - where's the output?

guric1van · 07/30/2014, 09:32 PM

The breakout box is marketed as a I/O device, yet all the uses I have seen use it only as an input - switch, buttons, sensors, etc

Is there a way to programmatically turn off one of the channels, so for example a 12v light can be turned on and off?

I would like to put a small indicator light somewhere near the tank that quickly shows any warnings/issues.

kurt_n · 07/30/2014, 09:59 PM

Probably a bit of a misnomer on some of their marketing stuff.

The breakout box only allows the Apex to see the state of a switch. It does nothing else. The Apex can take action based on the state of the switch but by itself won't do what you want.

I could envision the state of a switch being used to power an outlet on a EB either on or off, which coupled with the appropriate light would do what you want.

aleithol · 07/31/2014, 10:45 AM

OP, as Kurt suggests for example, I have a reed switch on both of my cabinet doors that are connected to a BOB. When my programming sees a particular switch status change, I turn on an outlet on my energy bar that has a 12V light strip... Simple.

07/30/2014, 09:32 PM	#1
guric1van Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 23	Breakout box I/O - where's the output? The breakout box is marketed as a I/O device, yet all the uses I have seen use it only as an input - switch, buttons, sensors, etc Is there a way to programmatically turn off one of the channels, so for example a 12v light can be turned on and off? I would like to put a small indicator light somewhere near the tank that quickly shows any warnings/issues.

07/31/2014, 10:45 AM	#3
aleithol Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Carlsbad, CA Posts: 425	OP, as Kurt suggests for example, I have a reed switch on both of my cabinet doors that are connected to a BOB. When my programming sees a particular switch status change, I turn on an outlet on my energy bar that has a 12V light strip... Simple. __________________ Bert

07/30/2014, 09:59 PM	#2
kurt_n Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: WA Posts: 2,592	Probably a bit of a misnomer on some of their marketing stuff. The breakout box only allows the Apex to see the state of a switch. It does nothing else. The Apex can take action based on the state of the switch but by itself won't do what you want. I could envision the state of a switch being used to power an outlet on a EB either on or off, which coupled with the appropriate light would do what you want.