Is it possible to program a tweet (via Arduino) to change an image into another?

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Hi guys,

Is it possible through Arduino to program a tweet to change an image into another in a static image or short animation?

Any advice or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

A

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Is it possible through Arduino to program a tweet to change an image into another in a static image or short animation?

and in plain english, what does it mean?

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To be a lot clearer, is it possible to program a tweet (via Arduino) to change an image (.jpg or .png) into another image?

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akilw:
To be a lot clearer, is it possible to program a tweet (via Arduino) to change an image (.jpg or .png) into another image?

Sorry, but that is not any clearer.

Can you do what you want by tweeting from your 'phone or a PC ?

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I hoping to tweet from my PC initially. Would it be possible to perform this action from your phone as well?

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Would it be possible to perform this action from your phone as well?

As I have not found out what you want to do it is impossible for me to say whether it is possible to do it from a 'phone.

Can you please explain in more detail what it is that you want to do ?

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I'm trying to convert tweets into commands (via Arduino).

Basically, I want to convert a tweet accompanied by a hashtag into an action where it changes one static digital image into another digital image.

Basically, a tweet accompanied by a hashtag (with the hashtag being the trigger) would change the image itself. Regardless, of the tweet the hashtag would be the real trigger for changing the image with it being the main command.

Is there any to top this through the use Arduino on a PC or phone?

Thanks.

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Tweet? You "tweet" on Twitter. Twitter and Arduino are not exactly compatible.

You send "commands" to an Arduino.

Yes, you can send commands from both a pc or a smart phone app.

You need to give the folks here details about what you want to accomplish. Be as clear as you can. Provide any relevant information, such as hardware your using, datasheets, etc. And share all code you have tried, if any.

The folks here are a wealth of knowledge. But you have to put in some effort on your end if you want to get helpful answers.

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let me give it a try at what I understand:

you want your arduino to monitor a tweeter feed and detect embedded commands represented by hashtags. when the arduino recognizes a specific command, it will perform an action (in the physical world, like controlling a lamp, or in the virtual world like sending a command to another computer)

if this is what you mean, then yes it's possible.

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I'm attempting to send commands from a smart phone app (Twitter) to an Arduino in hopes that it can change a digital image on a PC.

I haven't tried any code as yet nor have I attempted to try any hardware.

I just wanted to know if it is possible.

Please let me know if you need anymore clarification or details.

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I'm attempting to send commands from a smart phone app (Twitter) to an Arduino

Does that app send serial data? Via bluetooth? ESP?

How is the smartphone connected to the Arduino?

in hopes that it can change a digital image on a PC.

How, exactly, do you propose to do that? The Arduino can talk to the serial port, which an app on the PC can listen to. The app on the PC might be able to "change a digital image". Really depends on exactly what "digital image" (file? pixels on the screen?) you want to change.

But the Arduino can not change a file on the PC without the PC's knowledge or help.

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akilw:
I'm attempting to send commands from a smart phone app (Twitter) to an Arduino

The Twitter app on your Smartphone talks to the Twitter servers, not to your Arduino.

Your arduino ( you need to support Twitter authentication mode (OAuth )) can read from time to time a Twitter feed (cf my post #8), just like a human would connect to Twitter and read the feeds. Then your arduino can parse the content of the feed and take action.

what the action is - "change a digital image on a PC" - means that your PC needs to listen for commands from your Arduino. so that's a second question - are the Arduino and the PC on the same network, connected in some way, and do you have control of the software displaying the image or a way to ask to open a new image.

if yes, then it's possible - see that example for reading a tweet - You will also need to read some of Twitter API documentation about OAuth 2 Bearer Token