Hi all,
My name is Declan - I live just south of Boston and I'm interested in building an Arduino unit for an industrial application. In the attached image you can see the general description of the project and my goals.
I was hoping someone could help me choose a base unit to start with. My hardware skills are good, by software skills are lackluster but I have a friend who's a wiz.
Looking forward to this slippery slope!
dh
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declanhalpin:
I was hoping someone could help me choose a base unit to start with.
You mean in terms of Arduino? The typical starting unit is an Uno, and there is nothing in your project requirements to suggest that this would be insufficient.
Here is a little list of supplies and resources I put together that may be useful.
Arduino Uno as base unit
Ethernet shield, you can then host a site allowing it to display info or receive commands from the web.
LCD screen, Here is a great little 20x4 character LCD that is cheap, easy to use and only takes up two pins. IIC/I2C/TWI/SPI Serial Interface2004 20X4 Character LCD Module Display Blue | eBay There are some good color touch screens out there but they get a little pricey
Some useful info about interfacing a keyboard to the arduino. http://scuola.arduino.cc/en/content/connect-ps2-keyboard-arduino-uno
Unless you use the Arduino Leonardo, or Due, I believe this is the only keyboard solution.
Sounds like a fun project, good luck.
Great- thanks guys! I have ordered an UNO and LCD. I'm sure you'll be hearing from me again.
