Good morning to all!
First of all I would like to thank you for all information I have found here. Everything you guys posted is very interesting.
I don't have an Arduino yet but before getting one I would like to ask a couple of things:
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Can I connect an "Arduino UNO" to an "USB Host Shield" with a USB Bluetooth dongle connected to it and send commands from my computer to program the Arduino (using the Bluetooth dongle)?? In other way...can I control the Arduino UNO using the USB Bluetooth Dongle connected to the USB Host Shield?? Which USB Host Shield would you recommend me? I found the following one which is very cheap:
w-w-w.sparkfun.com/products/9628 -
My project will consist on switching on and off the lights of a house and also the heather. How many lights/devices can I switch on and off independently with only one Arduino UNO? I have seen this "how to" but it only explain how to connect one bulb and I don't know to much about the Arduino:
w-w-w.glacialwanderer.com/hobbyrobotics/?p=9
3)Is there any "CHEAP!" SIM GSM Shield that can be connected to the Arduino UNO? Would it be possible to connect a USB SIM GSM modem to the USB Host Shield and send the commands to the Arduino? -
If I buy a "RS232 Shield" for the Arduino can I connect my "RS232 BLUEMAX05 bluetooth" to it and control the Arduino from there?
w-w-w.antratek.nl/pdf/bluemax05.pdf
Currently I finished a crawler, remote controlled with my mobile phone (j2me) via Bluetooth using the "RS232 BLUEMAX05 bluetooth" connected directly to a "Lynxmotion SSC32". I would not like to buy another BT receiver like the BLUEMAX because it was too expensive and I don't want to buy an expecific BT for the Arduino UNO, that's why I'm asking about controlling the Arduino with the USB BT Dongle attatched to a USB Host Shield.
I currently need to know which hardware I should buy for the cheapest possible prize and if somebody already managed to do al things I asked. I have been browsing the web and of course this site for already two weeks but I get more and more confuse about my questions that's why I now create this post. To see if somebody has enough patience to answer all my questions hehe.
Thanks in advance!