ksouthworth

Hi,

I'm a complete noob to netduino and the whole microcontroller and embedded electronics arena.  I purchased a Netduino Go and hooked it up to a Nwazet Relay and I'm able to turn some christmas lights on and off, which was pretty exciting!

Now I'm looking to expand on my project and I'd like to control 3 different AC loads independently (kind of like a traffic light scenario) where any combo of the 3 lights could be on or off at the same time, or turn them on/off in sequence, etc.

What's the easiest hardware path forward for this?  I know I could buy 2 more of the Nwazet Relays and use up 3 GO ports, which has been my current plan.  The Nwazet relays are nice, but they're $14/each and you have to solder everything yourself.

Then I found this pre-assembled relay board on Amazon that already has 8 solid-state relays on it, for only $23 !

http://www.amazon.co.../ref=pd_sbs_t_3

SainSmart also makes other versions of relay boards with varying numbers of relays included.

Does anyone have experience using these SainSmart boards with a Netduino GO?  I'm assuming I'd need the Shield Base module to interface with it, but after that I'm not sure how to wire up everything (SainSmart --> Shield Base)....

Any recommendations?