Need help with first project - Ardunio + wifi + sensor

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hi all. this is my first post. i'm new to arduino, but i am a professional software developer, and am comfortable with a soldering iron. i'm excited to get started with this new hobby.

for my first project, i want to make a device that has a temperature sensor, and can upload temperature data to a web server via wifi. this would be done using simple HTTP GET or POST commands.

the first question i have is about what hardware to get. i've been looking at the rugged circuits yellowjacket as a potential candidate.

http://ruggedcircuits.com/html/yellowjacket.html

i like that it's all-in-one as far as not requiring a shield. it's also reasonably priced, and claims good wifi range with b/g/n support. however, the drawback is that i would need to add some things like a USB breakout board, and a power connector for a battery. do i understand this correctly?

the other leading alternative that i can see is a redfly shield and an arduino uno (or similar).

this combo seems like it would be more expensive and more bulky, but possibly easier to setup. it also has b/g/n support. some other wifi shields only support 802.11b, so this and the yellowjacket are the most appealing to me. i'll need good wifi range for this project.

are there other arduino + wifi options i should consider? any comments on yellowjacket vs redfly?

cheers,
ben

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the weburban unit looks nice too: http://store.weburban.com/store-weburban/wifi.html

has anyone used any of these boards?

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I did it with an Async labs wifi shield - it looks like the Rugged circuits Yellowjacket is a version of the same thing; RuggedCircuits is a frequent poster in the forums - you might do worse than sending a pm if you have more questions.

There are a few more threads in the project guidance forum this morning on the same topic -suddenly everyone wants to graph their temps!

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thanks for the tip. i'll inquire with ruggedcircuits.

yeah, saw the other threads about temp monitoring too. hopefully we can all help each other out.