Thanks a lot for the quick reply.
Im ok with programming for the arduino i guess,its just that i need it to communicate with a .NET app,im planning on controlling all my electronic equipment through the internet via an ASP.net website.Now ive done a similar project before using a parallel port and a simple circuit but my new pc doesnt have one and im told usb to parallel port converters dont work the typical way also,i want the device to be self sustaining ie retain the state of the switches even if the pc is powered off and thats where the arduino comes in.
Although basic it is fundamental to understand these kind of samples as an Arduino is not comparable to C#
Cant i create a dll or something similar and interface that with my app?Or use arduinos libraries in VS?
I stumbled upon this while googling visual studio+arduino.
http://www.visualmicro.com/page/Arduino-Visual-Studio-Downloads.aspx
This should do the trick i guess?
Be aware that you might need an additional powersupply for them, and driving electronics as the outputs of Arduino might be not strong enough.
Im just using the output from the arduino to drive the relays,the appliances are powered through an ac circuit connected to the output pins of the relay.