In school, I really need to use my planner, but I don't, so I want to create a device to take a picture of the homework asignment, and email it to me!
The parts of it would be a camera, a big red button (I love big red buttons ;)), and a Xbee (?) module to connect to the internet through my schools WiFi, and a clock (may run off of internet through Xbee) to tell what time it is and the class I'm in.
I have no experience with cameras or Xbees integrated into arduinos, so could I have some help?
What would the resulting device bring to the party that a plain camera doesn't?
You could get the Arduino to take a picture, if you chose the right camera. You could get the Arduino to then get the picture, a few bytes at a time, from the camera, and send them out again.
With a WiFi shield, you could, if you didn't mind waiting 1/2 an hour, send the picture to the server. You'd miss your next class, though.
The XBee is NOT a Wifi device, so you can't use it to connect to the school's WiFi.
You'd need appropriate code on the server to then e-mail you that picture.
Even with compatible hardware and permission to run scripts on the server, this is not a beginner project.
SuperBarlow:
The parts of it would be a camera, a big red button (I love big red buttons ;)), and a Xbee (?) module to connect to the internet through my schools WiFi, and a clock (may run off of internet through Xbee) to tell what time it is and the class I'm in.
Sounds a lot like a mobile phone to me. Perhaps this school requires them to be checked at the door. A lot of schools already have homework assignments online.
