Single Channel RS232 Serial Relay Board with/IO

Features

Low cost 1 channel serial relay board with heavy duty 10 Amp 240VAC/28VDC SPDT power relay, controlled through one of the PC RS232 serial ports.

bullet ASCII commands to control relays.
bulletEasy hook up using standard modular telephone cable.
bulletAny software language that can write to the PC serial port can be used with this relay board NO special drivers needed.
bullet4800-38400 baud (default 9600 baud)
bulletLED Indicators for relays
bullet 8 channel logic (TTL) input/output port 
bullet2 channel opto-isolated input port

Two versions available:

bulletModel: S1-RLY-IO-EXT - powered by an external wall transformer. (enclosure available for this model only, order P/N RLY-ENC-EXT-IO below)
bulletModel: S1-RLY-IO-INT - with an on board 115VAC 50/60Hz power transformer. (NO enclosure available).

Input/Output Port:
Both units have a non-isolated 8 channel TTL compatible (0-5VDC) input or output port, individually selectable as an input or an output.  

Additionally both boards have a 2 channel opto-isolated input port capable of accepting up to 24VDC directly to the pins. 5000V isolation, 4uS typical response time.  4 position terminal block connection, 16-26 AWG wire.

Longer 4-conductor modular cable assemblies are available if the supplied cable is too short for your application.

 

Instruction Manual:

1-2 Ch Relay W/IO Instruction Manual 193KB, PDF)

Application Notes:

Application Note 115 (92K, PDF) - How to determine if our serial relay boards will operate with a specific software or operating system.
Application Note 156 (127K, PDF) - Board command information -- explains in detail the structure of the board commands.
Application Note 158 (172K, PDF) - Operation and wiring examples for the I/O Ports and Opto-isolated Input Ports.

See the support section for additional information.

 

Single Channel RS232 Relay board

S1-RLY-IO-INT (internal transformer shown)

Applications

bulletIndustrial control applications
bulletAutomatic test equipment (ATE)
bulletProcess control systems
bulletPower switching applications

Model S1-RLY-IO-EXT Includes:
1 Channel Relay board with 10 Amp power relay
300 mA 9VDC output wall transformer.
9-pin RS232 to modular cable adapter
7' Modular cable

Model S1-RLY-IO-INT Includes:
1 Channel Relay board with 10 Amp power relay
300 mA 115VAC 50/60Hz on board power transformer
9-pin RS232 to modular cable adapter
7' Modular cable

Relay testing software available for Windows to program and verify operation of the relay board before writing your own software program.  Please note: The relay board does not ship with software, see below to download the software or order the software on disk.

Software:

Relay Test Program
Download software here or order on disk below.

Additional relay control software

Software Examples:
Visual Basic
Visual Basic for Applications

Quantity discounts available on order page.

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Description Part Number Price  
Single Channel Relay Board w/wall Transformer S1-RLY-IO-EXT $59.95 Click here to add to your shopping cart
Relay Board Enclosure (For above board only) RLY-ENC-EXT-IO $12.29 Click here to add to your shopping cart
Single Channel Relay Board w/on-board 115VAC 50/60Hz Transformer S1-RLY-IO-INT $59.95 Click here to add to your shopping cart
Relay testing software on 2 - 1.44 disks RTP-V104 $5.95 Click here to add to your shopping cart

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