Work in progress

This page was started in 2017 and was never completed. For the time being, see the diary entry.

On 30 November 2016 I received an Ethernet-connected relay board that I had bought on eBay:

How to use it

According to the description,

8 Channel Relay Network IP Relay Web Relay Dual Control Ethernet RJ45 interface

• Ethernet RJ45 interface.
• onboard WEB server, you can access and control through the web .
• 8 channel 250V / AC 10A independent output relay , relay output line tin layer thicker .
• 8 Road stem node ( passive / active ) input, you can directly control the relay output.
• 7-24V DC power supply, and with self- recovery fuse.
• can pick a router, access control via Android , for Apple, tablet , windows system For Apple systems , and can be controlled in the world can access any one place .
• support state return , you can display the current status of the real-time relay
• a key parameter to restore the parameter setting error or forgotten password can not connect to the network , you can use a key parameter to restore .

Firmware V5.0.5 update :

• modify web pages , more humane, add fully open, fully closed operation
• optimized mobile access , mobile phone screen adaptation, big screen small screen are suitable ;
• deepen memory pool , speed up response ;
• Repair IE, 360 and other browsers can not control and garbled bug, yet even UCweb browsers such agents can be used ;
• Adding touch capabilities, and you can set the time for touch 1-255s
• Add for mac modify , easy LAN networking ;
• relay power-down state memory function, the function can be configured ;
• inputs and outputs can be configured association ;
• Firmware V5.0.6 update :
• secondary development can modify TCP port ;
• can modify the HTTP port , port mapping easier to solve the 80 and 8080 ports are shielded telecommunications issues

But that's all the documentation! The board arrived with no paperwork whatsoever, and over a month of attempts to find any sailed almost completely.

I have finally found enough information to use it the way

Setup

The device has an on-board web server, but it does not do DHCP. Out of the box it has a fixed IP address 192.168.1.166, and it seems only to want to talk to address 192.168.1.1. Once you have a system with this address (maybe as an alias), you can connect to the board. First, it requires authentication: user admin, password 12345678. Then you get:

There should be a couple of screen shots here, but I haven't got round to adding them. In the meantime, just try it. It might make sense.