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Electronics => Electronics => Topic started by: offy on September 29, 2009, 03:34:32 PM

Title: RF Transmitter/Reciever
Post by: offy on September 29, 2009, 03:34:32 PM

I am thinking of buying http://www.robotshop.us/on-shine-low-cost-tx-rx-1.html (http://www.robotshop.us/on-shine-low-cost-tx-rx-1.html) but I don't know how it hooks up. I want PC to roboduino control. Any tutorials, links, or info would be great. Thanks.

Title: Re: RF Transmitter/Reciever
Post by: Razor Concepts on September 29, 2009, 03:48:05 PM

http://narobo.com/articles/rfmodules.html (http://narobo.com/articles/rfmodules.html)

For the PC side, you will either need a serial shifter or some kind of UART to USB device so that you computer can see or send the data.

Title: Re: RF Transmitter/Reciever
Post by: offy on September 29, 2009, 04:48:31 PM

Do they have a serial shifter on robotshop? I couldn't seem to find one.

Title: Re: RF Transmitter/Reciever
Post by: airman00 on September 29, 2009, 05:00:42 PM

Quote from: offy on September 29, 2009, 04:48:31 PM

Do they have a serial shifter on robotshop? I couldn't seem to find one.

I didn't take a look but they probably do. Its called an FT232R breakout board - or a TTL to USB converter. Sparkfun has them.

Title: Re: RF Transmitter/Reciever
Post by: offy on September 29, 2009, 06:00:23 PM

correct? http://www.robotshop.us/sfe-ft232rl-usb-to-serial.html (http://www.robotshop.us/sfe-ft232rl-usb-to-serial.html)