Neatorama » PC http://www.neatorama.com The Neat Side of the Web Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:21:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Coffee PC = Computer + Coffeemaker http://www.neatorama.com/2009/10/19/coffee-pc-computer-coffeemaker/ http://www.neatorama.com/2009/10/19/coffee-pc-computer-coffeemaker/#comments Mon, 19 Oct 2009 18:42:26 +0000 Alex http://www.neatorama.com/2009/10/19/coffee-pc-computer-coffeemaker/ Tim Quax of ByteMods combined a PC with a coffeemaker to make this Coffee PC case mod. Best of all, the coffeemaker is controlled by software:

The relay gets it’s power from a molex connector on the power supply; a small amount however, just enough to not flip the relay. Second connection to the relay is a cable to the COM port on the PC. Thirdly, the relay is hooked up to the power cable to the PSU that powers the coffee maker. I wrote a script in Visual Basic Scripting, that uses a module to enable the COM port on the PC. The power on the COM connection is enough to flip over the relay, thus giving the coffee maker it’s much needed power, which makes the coffee maker do it’s thing. The script enables the PC to make coffee with the push of a button!

Link – Thanks Tim!

Previously on Neatorama: Case Mod: The Ultimate List

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Don’t miss this one: Link [embedded YouTube clip]

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