Beefcake Relay Control Hookup Guide
Contributors:
MTaylor
Resources and Going Further
You should now have a relay capable of switching loads from a microcontroller. But what to switch? Motors? Floor lamps? Other relays? It's up to you! For more information about the Beefcake Relay Control board, check below!
- Schematic
- Eagle Files
- Datasheet (JQX-15F/005-1Z1)
- Relay Tutorial
- GitHub
Here's a few tutorials to inspire you. They use the Beefcake to switch some fun stuff, including fire.
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ESP8266 Powered Propane Poofer
Learn how Nick Poole built a WiFi controlled fire-cannon using the ESP8266 Thing Dev Board!
Blynk Board Bridge Widget Demo
A Blynk project that demonstrates how to use the Bridge widget to get two (or more) Blynk Boards to communicate.
How to Build a Remote Kill Switch
Learn how to build a wireless controller to kill power when things go... sentient.
Qwiic Single Relay Hookup Guide
Get started switching those higher power loads around with the Qwiic Single Relay.
Qwiic Quad Relay Hookup Guide
SparkFun’s Qwiic Quad Relay is a product designed for switching not one but four high powered devices from your Arduino or other low powered microcontroller using I2C.