TinyCLR - .net developers start your robot skeleton army now! [modified]
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This is very cool: http://www.tinyclr.com/[^] It's a microcontroller kit with built in CLR so you can write code for it in .net. But even cooler is they have tons of add-on modules for real world interfacing like temperature sensors, gps, something called XBee which can communicate wireless over 15 miles (more like 300ft to 4000 ft with the pro model), blue tooth etc and the modules are pretty cheap. Would be fun to play around with.
Yesterday they said today was tomorrow but today they know better. - Poul Anderson
modified on Thursday, February 25, 2010 5:42 PM
John C wrote:
XBee which can communicate wireless over 15 miles
Yeah right! At 2.4GHz you're going to need a sh*t load of power (which would require a license in many countries). You can get 15 miles using "freely" available powers & frequencies but you're not going to get anywhere near the same data rates.
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This is very cool: http://www.tinyclr.com/[^] It's a microcontroller kit with built in CLR so you can write code for it in .net. But even cooler is they have tons of add-on modules for real world interfacing like temperature sensors, gps, something called XBee which can communicate wireless over 15 miles (more like 300ft to 4000 ft with the pro model), blue tooth etc and the modules are pretty cheap. Would be fun to play around with.
Yesterday they said today was tomorrow but today they know better. - Poul Anderson
modified on Thursday, February 25, 2010 5:42 PM
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John C wrote:
XBee which can communicate wireless over 15 miles
Yeah right! At 2.4GHz you're going to need a sh*t load of power (which would require a license in many countries). You can get 15 miles using "freely" available powers & frequencies but you're not going to get anywhere near the same data rates.
Yeah, now that I think about it, must be a typo. I found a site that claims 4000 feet outdoors with nothing in between and using the "pro" model. Still it's pretty cool all around and the realistic range is enough for my property size. :)
Yesterday they said today was tomorrow but today they know better. - Poul Anderson
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This is very cool: http://www.tinyclr.com/[^] It's a microcontroller kit with built in CLR so you can write code for it in .net. But even cooler is they have tons of add-on modules for real world interfacing like temperature sensors, gps, something called XBee which can communicate wireless over 15 miles (more like 300ft to 4000 ft with the pro model), blue tooth etc and the modules are pretty cheap. Would be fun to play around with.
Yesterday they said today was tomorrow but today they know better. - Poul Anderson
modified on Thursday, February 25, 2010 5:42 PM
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Yeah, now that I think about it, must be a typo. I found a site that claims 4000 feet outdoors with nothing in between and using the "pro" model. Still it's pretty cool all around and the realistic range is enough for my property size. :)
Yesterday they said today was tomorrow but today they know better. - Poul Anderson
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John C wrote:
XBee which can communicate wireless over 15 miles
Yeah right! At 2.4GHz you're going to need a sh*t load of power (which would require a license in many countries). You can get 15 miles using "freely" available powers & frequencies but you're not going to get anywhere near the same data rates.
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Looking at the prices, I'd say it's a typical Barbie for Men product.
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Looking at the prices, I'd say it's a typical Barbie for Men product.
Agh! Reality! My Archnemesis![^]
| FoldWithUs! | sighist | µLaunch - program launcher for server core and hyper-v server. -
This is very cool: http://www.tinyclr.com/[^] It's a microcontroller kit with built in CLR so you can write code for it in .net. But even cooler is they have tons of add-on modules for real world interfacing like temperature sensors, gps, something called XBee which can communicate wireless over 15 miles (more like 300ft to 4000 ft with the pro model), blue tooth etc and the modules are pretty cheap. Would be fun to play around with.
Yesterday they said today was tomorrow but today they know better. - Poul Anderson
modified on Thursday, February 25, 2010 5:42 PM
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This is very cool: http://www.tinyclr.com/[^] It's a microcontroller kit with built in CLR so you can write code for it in .net. But even cooler is they have tons of add-on modules for real world interfacing like temperature sensors, gps, something called XBee which can communicate wireless over 15 miles (more like 300ft to 4000 ft with the pro model), blue tooth etc and the modules are pretty cheap. Would be fun to play around with.
Yesterday they said today was tomorrow but today they know better. - Poul Anderson
modified on Thursday, February 25, 2010 5:42 PM
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Still gonna need a bucket load of power which pushes it outside the limits of what doesn't require a license I think. To get ~15 miles without a license you're going to have to drop down <100MHz I would think.
http://hackedgadgets.com/2009/03/13/xbee-900-rf-transmit-data-15-miles/[^] That's what they are refering to.
Darroll
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Expensive? It's the same price as the board you linked to. :laugh:
Yesterday they said today was tomorrow but today they know better. - Poul Anderson
The Domino is $100 and you also have to buy the component shield which is another $40 if you want to attach any components to it which are also really expensive, $5 for an LED. It is a really cool idea though, I'd probably have got this if I hadn't already got my board.
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The Domino is $100 and you also have to buy the component shield which is another $40 if you want to attach any components to it which are also really expensive, $5 for an LED. It is a really cool idea though, I'd probably have got this if I hadn't already got my board.