1. Home
  2. General Robotics Forum
  3. RF Communication

RF Communication

Hi

I am trying to find out what technology is readily avaialble that will allow me to interact with microcontrollers and a desktop PC over an RF link.

It seems I can use RS-232 over Bluetooth, but I wonder what else exists and what products/comapnies I can turn to for products.

I can (if need be) develop firmware to support my needs, but I'd rather not, its too time consuming.

Ideally I want to be able to:

  1. Address indvidual controllers/boards from a desktop PC
  2. Be able to send data back from software on any board, to the PC.
  3. Use RF
  4. Avoid as much as possible, writing any comms code on the controller (or PC) to support this.

Now TCP/IP would be excellent if its out there, the ability to have socket to socket communication between PC software and software on a controller, would be ideal for my purposes.

Any pointers much appreciated!!

Hugh

Reply to
Hugh W. Gleaves
Loading thread data ...

These guys have some great products:

formatting link
HTH

Reply to
news

Try here:

formatting link
HTH

Reply to
news

Thanks for the pointer.

That firm certainly has an impressive device, but its not what I need exactly.

I really want a Micrcontroller board, with WiFi support (the MAX chip looks perfect for this) and some kind of initial firmware to provide TCP/IP and a socket function library.

From what I can see the various parts exist already but no-one has yet put them together into a single board product that allows the development of TCP/IP software running on a Micrcontroller over a WiFi network.

Thanks again for the pointer however.

Hugh

Reply to
Hugh W. Gleaves

Have a look here

formatting link
I've use their 9XStream modules in several embedded applications for remote temperature/control status monitoring. You can setup each receiver with a unique address, and they're super easy to use. They have a development kit that includes the RS232 interface boards as well.

Regards,

-Bruce snipped-for-privacy@rentron.com

formatting link

Reply to
<tech

Check this out

formatting link

Reply to
Tim Woodburn

I use a JStik which has an ethernet port. I connect this to a Linksys Ethernet to WiFi bridge.

If you don't have an ethernet port, you can use an XPort, which is a serial ethernet connector.

I can trivially connunicate from my controller to my PC.

-- D. Jay Newman

formatting link

Reply to
D. Jay Newman

PolyTech Forum website is not affiliated with any of the manufacturers or service providers discussed here. All logos and trade names are the property of their respective owners.