Guidance for beginner project

Using Arduino Project Guidance
#1

Hi all,

I would like advice on how best link an arduino device wirelessly to an android smart phone. I have looked into the possibility of using an arduino mega ADK combined with a wireless sd shield and xbee module however this appears to be a slightly expensive option and I'm unsure if the shield and ADK board are compatible? As an alternative could a arduino yun be used as it has the integrated wireless functionality?

Thanks in advance

#2

Do you have to use wi-fi or would bluetooth be suitable? The range of bluetooth is not as high as wi-fi but they are cheap

#3

I would prefer to use WiFi so that I could make use of the increased range, but if bluetooth would be simpler to implement I could use it instead.

#4

The wireless/Sd shield also accepts a WiFly (Google) module same pinout as the xbee but gives WiFi.

Mark

#5

My apologies for the delay in replying, does that mean that the wireless sd shield is compatible with the adk board?

#6

For the xbee/wifly the pins are 0 and 1 for serial to the module and power and ground so it should be. There may be issues with the Sd card part but you not using so...

Mark

#7

SuspectRogue:
I would prefer to use WiFi so that I could make use of the increased range, but if bluetooth would be simpler to implement I could use it instead.

Not so much simpler as cheaper. :wink:

#8