USB to WIFI Help

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Jrockcapri78

Joined Nov 9, 2007
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i'm trying to design a web based sprinkler controled system. the board i have has a usb port. Is there something that i could get that would plug in to USB port to make it wifi? With most of the protcols and programimg already done. thanks
 

John Luciani

Joined Apr 3, 2007
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i'm trying to design a web based sprinkler controled system. the board i have has a usb port. Is there something that i could get that would plug in to USB port to make it wifi? With most of the protcols and programimg already done. thanks
Do you need WIFI or just wireless? An easy way to get wireless with the protocol
done is to use something like a MaxStream XBee which integrates a microcontroller
and 2.4GHz radio. The XBee firmware implements the Zigbee protocol. To
connect to an XBee you use a transmit and receive wire (RS232). You can get
a USB to RS232 converter from FTDI. The XBee also has A/D plus DIO lines.
Check out the O'Reilly book "Making Things Talk".

I have developed a PCB that combines a USB + XBee radio. I also have some uC boards with XBee radios. Check out wiblocks.com for more information.

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