# Anyone tried the M5 AC Socket?

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/anyone-tried-the-m5-ac-socket/17134>\
**Category:** Hardware\
**Created:** [25 October 2019 12:16 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/anyone-tried-the-m5-ac-socket/17134 "2019-10-25T12:16:52Z")\
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**Post date:** [25 October 2019 12:16 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/anyone-tried-the-m5-ac-socket/17134/1 "2019-10-25T12:16:52Z")

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This looks potentially interesting from M5 Stack, it seems to allow for RS485 ModBUS-RTU control:

> **[M5 AC Socket](https://m5stack.com/products/m5-ac-socket)**
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> This is an upgrade of a normal AC socket outlet, which empowers the user to customize the AC outlet through RS485 series. Serial communication control can include multiple AC sockets, have them serial connected in the same RS485 main bus, can be...

For $12.50, might be cool to try out. Wondering if anyone has already tried it?