COFFEE-HOWTO
COFFEE-HOWTO
Georgatos Photis, <
gef@ceid.upatras.gr>v0.5, 15 January 1998One of the most bothering remarks on software, I have ever heard, is weather this or that thing can make coffee.
So, Linux DOES make coffee. And it tastes good, instead!For a long time, humanity was wondering how could a computer
make coffee...
People need coffee to get awake and stay asleep in front of the computer for a long time.
Everyone knows that coding is better at night...The main problem is how to control the coffee machine with
the computer, so that it will be controlled by software.
This generally means an ON/OFF switch implemented
as a circuit which controls the coffee-machine's power supply.1. Menu1.1 French1.2 Nescaffe1.3 frappe1.4 freddo1.5 cappuccino (To be added)1.6 espresso2. Electronic circuit2.1 Driving voltage 0-5V from the computer2.2 Controlling with a Relay2.3 Controlling with TRIAC #12.4 Controlling with TRIAC #23. Software3.1 Software3.2 Device driver3.3 Connecting with the Internet4. Overdose symptoms5. Expansions6. References7. etc7.1 preface7.2 Authorship and maintenance7.3 Copyrights7.4 Credits