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Long Range RF communication

After playing with Arduino and different kind of sensors for my garden, now I'm starting a new project for my free time. I want to work with RF communications because I need a long range device for ...
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Data from an arduino to be transferred to COSM through wireless internet

I am trying to collect data from sensors through an arduino and send it over to the COSM server. My main problem is that the arduino will be in an environment where it will be impossible for me to ...
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Xbee to act as wireless i/o extension

I want to have an arduino with an xbee (call it xbee1) connected to it and another wireless xbee (call it xbee2) communicating with xbee1. Then I would have DIO1 on xbee2 acting as a digital input and ...
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How can I send video from my Arduino camera module video to my Android screen?

I'm trying to connect a camera module to my Arduino Mega, connect my Mega to my Android phone (throught BlueTooth or other), and send the live view of the camera to the mobile phone. I saw a video ...
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Receive signal from transmitter with PIC

I have been trying to build a simple wireless setup using the parts enumerated in this post, except I am using a 16f88 pic. Like the poster in the forum I am able to send things from the PIC to the ...
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Simplest Way to Connect an Arduino to Android (Wirelessly)?

I want to control a simple Light on an Arduino from my Android. The Arduino I have down pat, no problem. However without using Bluetooth on my Android, whats the simplest way to actually connect it ...
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Home Automation using Arduino and Android

I have been doing home automation for my home using Arduino and Android. I have been able to control the device through WiFi successfully. Here is the scenario. Since all the appliance that I ...
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1answer
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Arduino with multiple LEDs and timers

I'm working on creating a wireless interval timer with an Arduino, is there a specific Arduino board required that can work with multiple LEDs and give me the programming capability for providing ...
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Wireless Communication core concepts based on the NRF24 libary for Arduino

Well as you may know, there is an amazing libary for arduino called NRF24, used to control Nrf24l01 devices, at the momment I already tried all the examples included, and even made some modifications. ...
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Cheapest 5 meter wireless communication + microcontroller [closed]

I want to have two microcontrollers wirelessly communicate with each other (about 5 meters) (cheapest is radio or Bluetooth, right?) and then beep/blink an LED, etc. depending on whether or not there ...
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74LVC1G125 on the arduino wireless shield?

What does the 74LVC1G125 do on the Arduino wireless sheild? Its just a buffer, but is it really necessary, or is it only necessary if you stack a lot of shields? (ie: collectively increasing input ...
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Trying to build gps tracking device

I am an engineering undergrad trying to build one gps tracking device with features like live streaming, current position, average speed, etc. (and if possible then sound etc.) from some computer ...
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Which sensor nodes should I use?

I was asked to deploy a wireless sensor network and due to some requirements I already decided to use Zigbee/802.15.4 as my networking protocol. Also, I will be measuring air quality and taking some ...
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1answer
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Combine a small pet chip reader and digital weighing scales using arduino [closed]

Firstly I would like to apoligise for my complete naivity. I have absolutly no idea about electrical engineering, but I would like to create a product for a school project that combines a universal ...
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2answers
787 views

Web connection through Arduino with WiFi

I'd like to be able to make an HTTP request on the web to a specific server from my Arduino. I already have a Wireless SD Shield, and I am wondering if what I want to do is possible / what I would ...
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2answers
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How to use Arduino Bluetooth module?

I am trying to get my arduino working over wireless (via bluetooth). I would like to send serial signal though it via bluetooth, but I am having some difficulty getting the bluetooth module I ...
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1answer
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Should I shield digital sensors in close proximity to one another? If so, how?

Hi and thanks for looking! Background I am building a RC multicopter, the design of which has already been helped along greatly by members of this community! Thank you. On the underside of the ...
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1answer
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How do I manipulate a potentiometer over a wireless connection?

Hi and thanks for looking! Background I am building a RC multicopter using a KK controller. The controller has three potmeters to control gain/sensitivity for pitch, roll, and yaw channels. Since ...
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Is there a wireless shield for the Teensy? [closed]

Is there a wireless shield-like adapter for the Teensy? It would be much better to put in more product-like things than an Arduino with a wireless shield.
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UDP Like Protocol for XBee

My situation is as follows, I have a robot that has 4 motor controllers attached to an arduino that has a xbee series 1 connected. Xbee has its default settings except baudrate which is set to 57600. ...
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3answers
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Arduino Wireless USB Cable

I am new to both arduino and electronics. Where would I start making a wireless Aduino USB cable. Which readings or websites can I go to for more information? PLease help...:) This cable should be ...
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5answers
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Best way to send sensor readings over simple RF connection

I have bought a pair of simple 315MHz TX/RX modules. I want to use these to connect a battery powered ATTiny85 to an Arduino base station. The ATTiny needs to regularly wake up and send a sensor ...
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Logging wifi chip address?

I would like to use an Arduio + wifi shield to grab unique mac addresses of any wifi chips within range, these will then be sent to my home server. Right now my chip creates an ad-hoc wifi network ...
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Easiest Wifi module/shield to interface with Arduino Fio? [closed]

This is my first time doing any arduino build, and I'm planning to build a digital hydrometer/thermometer for home brewing. I'd like to either run a simple webserver on the arduino or transmit the ...
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What is a good communicaton device among teensy and arduino besides “XBees”

I have been using XBees to communicate my teensies so far. However, as you know, XBees are really expensive and when I want multiple devices to communicate with each other, I have to pay for several ...
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1answer
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Wireless UART Speed Shift

I'm building a MindFlex-based EEG. Basically, I'm sniffing a 9600bps bus, analyzing the data with an Arduino*, and sending it to Processing/Java for display. To make it absolutely isolated from mains ...
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2answers
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Arduino-like Platform With Wireless and Video?

Is there a Arduino-like hardware platform that allows for wireless connectivity (think remote control) and for connection of a webcam (with streaming that wireless video over the wireless connection)? ...
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2answers
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Trouble writting a code for “wii nunchuck controlling pan tilt servo system”

I have spent days searching for code on the net there is heaps of code for controlling servos for pan/tilt using a wii nunchuck and arduino. However I want to make it wireless, using: *2 arduino ...
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6answers
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Wireless communication over long distances

Would like to communicate between an Arduino and a PC but over a distance of 2500+ feet outside in the open, wirelessly. What would be the best way of doing this? The communcation devices I have ...
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1answer
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Virtual Wire Control

I'm running Virtual Wire between two Arduino's and, so far I've been able to send characters and receive them on the other side. Problem is, how do I turn this received 'A' (or whatever I send) ...