Hello, I have a question. I'm currently working on a project where data is transferred via radio at a frequency of 916.5 MHz. I need to receive this data, and then send a new signal containing the data out via Bluetooth. I have programming experience, and know C++ fairly well, but have never used Arduino or other microcontrollers. I have looked around, and could not find an answer anywhere else. Can Arduino do this? If so, could you point me in the direction of the radio receiver that can pick up that frequency and Bluetooth transmitter modules (is this the correct word?) that would work for me, as well as what type of Arduino board you would recommend? Thank you!
the Arduino can do this for sure. I don't know of any 916.5 MHz Receivers. The Arduino is very versatile to so just about any receiver can be used with the right hardware and software. for an Arduino I would just recommend the Uno. for the bluetooth transmitter you could use this http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=12688459
Thank you, very helpful. I too was having trouble finding a receiver in the correct range, but I'll be sure to do some digging around to find one.
Can anybody help me in locating an appropriate module for the 916.5MHz receiver?
Why do you have to use 916.5Mhz? What is the device sending the signal? Or are you trying to intercept Car Wireless Remote signals? Don't be asking for help to steal cars Dude...
Where do you have the information from that 916.5 MHz is used in Car Wireless Remotes? A Google search shows me some fish-finder application and human body propagation experiments as well as some receiver modules (http://www.wenshing.com.tw/Products/RF_Module/ASK_RF_Receiver_Module/RWS-A916_916.5MHz_ASK_RF_Receiver_Module/). If any car manufacturer just uses this frequency and does not encrypt the signal, he's worth getting the media for being much to insecure.
For me it looks like 916.5 MHz is a standard frequency for remote data transmission in the US, nothing car specific. Correct me if I'm wrong. I try not to suspect others without having an informative basis.
Google turns up a few Digikey parts that seem to be related to RFID detection.
In theory, if you can find a suitable transceiver then it can be interfaced to Arduino and everything else is straightforward.
However, in practice I think that writing a new hardware driver and then decoding the radio protocol is quite a challenging project if you don't have experience with that sort of thing.
No no, nothing like that. I'm trying to get my reading from a glucose meter and send them via Bluetooth to my phone for an app I'm developing. I asked this question on Reddit and have posted a little more details there. Reddit - Dive into anything