Greetings all, I am new to the forums and Arduino.
Just wondering if a $10.00 usb wifi adapter such as a "Edimax EW-7811Un 150 Mbps Wireless 11n Nano Size USB Adapter" would communicate with the Arduino.
other adapters such as the "TP-LINK TL-WN725N Wireless N Nano USB Adapter, 150Mbps", "Panda Ultra Wireless N USB Adapter (150Mbps)", are super small usb and under $10. bucks
The panda even boasts working with Ubantu.
So why would I need a $70 wifi shield to go wireless?
spider36439:
So why would I need a $70 wifi shield to go wireless?
Why indeed? The immediate problem is getting the connection with the wireless device. The easiest way to do this is by using an Arduino Ethernet shield and connecting to the network port of a wireless repeater. To do it via USB probably requires some sort of a serial to USB interface.
I understand that USB wifi adapters are made to operate on PC's that either have the driver for the adapter or obtain the driver from the adapter itself. You will notice that those devices specify which version of Microsoft windows they work with. The arduino would lack the software to operate and communicate with the usb wifi device, unless someone writes suitable software for it in the arduino environment. It would be cool if we could use such an adapter.