Thank you for posting this Jon. I do believe I will have to put one together now.
Great to hear, be sure to let me know how it works out or if you have any problems :)
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#14This is really cool! But also kind of complex for a task that could be performed in a much simpler way.
Using a GSM module such as the Telit GM862 [1], you will be able to receive text messages directly on the Arduino without the need of any web services. This would be much faster and cheaper. This particular module even includes a GPS.
[1] http://tinkerlog.com/2009/05/15/interfacing-arduino-with-a-t...
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#15This is really cool! But also kind of complex for a task that could be performed in a much simpler way. Using a GSM module such as the Telit GM862 [1], you will be able to receive text messages directly on the Arduino without the need of any web services. This would be much faster and cheaper. This particular module even includes a GPS. [1] http://tinkerlog.com/2009/05/15/interfacing-arduino-with-a-t...
Indeed - I've been meaning to experiment with a GSM module actually, I just had the WiFly handy so I built it with that instead. One thing I would say is that using the WiFly allows you to connect with web services as well as the cell networks (in my example I made a very basic Sinatra app with an on/off button)
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#16I'd like to add a pointer to OpenHAB, which has been released in Version 1.0.0 some days ago. It is an open source Home Automation Bus (HAB).
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#17I'd like to add a pointer to OpenHAB, which has been released in Version 1.0.0 some days ago. It is an open source Home Automation Bus (HAB). https://code.google.com/p/openhab/
That's awesome, are there any compatible pieces of hardware yet?
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#18This is really cool! But also kind of complex for a task that could be performed in a much simpler way. Using a GSM module such as the Telit GM862 [1], you will be able to receive text messages directly on the Arduino without the need of any web services. This would be much faster and cheaper. This particular module even includes a GPS. [1] http://tinkerlog.com/2009/05/15/interfacing-arduino-with-a-t...
Indeed - I've been meaning to experiment with a GSM module actually, I just had the WiFly handy so I built it with that instead. One thing I would say is that using the WiFly allows you to connect with web services as well as the cell networks (in my example I made a very basic Sinatra app with an on/off button)
It's definitely also a good argument to just use what's in hand!
It is actually also possible to connect to the internet using that module, using good old GPRS (The module contains a full TCP/IP) stack. Of course not near as fast as an average wifi connection.
I used it to create a set-up where you can send a text message to the module: "Where are you?", it would then respond with the latitude and longitude as well as the geocoded address using Google Map's Geocoding API over GPRS.
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#19Earlier quoted context omitted.
Indeed - I've been meaning to experiment with a GSM module actually, I just had the WiFly handy so I built it with that instead. One thing I would say is that using the WiFly allows you to connect with web services as well as the cell networks (in my example I made a very basic Sinatra app with an on/off button)
It's definitely also a good argument to just use what's in hand! It is actually also possible to connect to the internet using that module, using good old GPRS (The module contains a full TCP/IP) stack. Of course not near as fast as an average wifi connection. I used it to create a set-up where you can send a text message to the module: "Where are you?", it would then respond with the latitude and longitude as well a…
That's really cool, didn't even realize it could do GPRS - is it hosted anywhere?
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#20Earlier quoted context omitted.
It's definitely also a good argument to just use what's in hand! It is actually also possible to connect to the internet using that module, using good old GPRS (The module contains a full TCP/IP) stack. Of course not near as fast as an average wifi connection. I used it to create a set-up where you can send a text message to the module: "Where are you?", it would then respond with the latitude and longitude as well a…
That's really cool, didn't even realize it could do GPRS - is it hosted anywhere?
The Telit module is fully on the internet just like your PC. The module can do GET's and POST's directly to any server - no extra host needed anywhere.