Any ideas on the most cost-effective way to take a GPS signal coming in and then broadcast out an RF message?
What RF protocols are acceptable?
Your requirements for the RF message will dictate what sort of RF transmitter is usable; this in turn will determine the viable options for the microcontroller.
Considerations for selection of type of RF to use...
- Range
- Amount of data to send
- How frequently does data need to be sent
- Does the transmitter need to be able to receive an acknowledgement
- What is the receiving device? Computer? Phone? Another Arduino?
- Is low power consumption a requirement on the transmitter? What about the receiver?
General consideration - you say cost effective. How many of these are you making? What is most cost-effective for a 1-off is very different from what's most cost effective when you need a thousand of them.
pbhuter84:
Any ideas on the most cost-effective way to take a GPS signal coming in and then broadcast out an RF message?
Way too vague a requirement.
Please describe what it you are actually trying to do, the details of the project, and you might get some good suggestions.
What message?