# CHEAP DIO DAQ, Ethernet based w/ webserver and logging?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [November 18, 2010, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheap-dio-daq-ethernet-based-w-webserver-and-logging/561085 "2010-11-18T12:45:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![Napier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ce73a5/32.png) [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2010, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheap-dio-daq-ethernet-based-w-webserver-and-logging/561085/1 "2010-11-18T12:45:41Z")

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Anybody know a digital input/output data acquisition and logging device with Ethernet connectivity that includes a webserver and can log? One that is cheap???

I know of some that aren’t cheap, such as the famous WebDAQ (which is no longer available anyway), which I think was $1000. I’m thinking below $200 or maybe $300.

I was amazed to be comparing Omega benchtop temperature controllers yesterday and find that the Ethernet webserver based connectivity only cost about $70.

By Ethernet plus webserver I mean that if this thing is on your network, you can point a browser at its fixed IP and go to a web page that it generates. You can read data and control its configuration, and you don’t need any special software on your computer. You can access it from any computer. Last, you don’t need a computer to host it; it’s a standalone device that just needs power and an Ethernet cable.

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**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2010, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheap-dio-daq-ethernet-based-w-webserver-and-logging/561085/2 "2010-11-18T14:17:21Z")

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Since the OP is seeking product recommendations, this is better suited for IMHO than GQ.

Colibri  
General Questions Moderator

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**Author:** ![Rysdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7cd45c/32.png) [@Rysdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rysdad)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2010, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheap-dio-daq-ethernet-based-w-webserver-and-logging/561085/3 "2010-11-19T02:23:27Z")

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Sorry. I thought this was another thread complaining about **Diogenes the Cynic**.