Router to arduino

Forum 2005-2010 (read only) Hardware Interfacing
1

I am doing a project where i control something wirelessly using router.

can i connect serial output of the router direcly into rx and tx (pin 0 and 1). do i need a driver (like MAX232) ??

Is there a sample source code or example on this topic??

Thanks...

2

The answer depends hugely on what router you're using.

If the router has an RS-232-type connector (a D-sub, or an RJ-45 on a Cisco), you need something like a MAX232 to interface to the Arduino. However, the router's serial interface is probably not available for any purpose other than hooking up a terminal or emulator as a console.

If you're using something like a WRT54G that's been hacked with DD-WRT, where you have to solder wires to the route's PC board, it might be usable as a non-console serial interface.