I've been searching for a way to connect a Netduino/N+/Nmini to the internet wirelessly to poll for data from web services and also to send commands to the Netduino from a Windows PC. I think that if I can get WiFi working, I can just create a service on my computer that sends commands to it. So really, I'm trying to find out what the Netduino community thinks is the best, fastest and easiest way to get the Netduino connected to a WiFi network.
Searching for ubiquitous options like the XBee and WiFly both bring up many results, but people seem to have problems with all of them (judging from the forum posts). I would like to know if anyone has successfully been able to use any WiFi solution (XBee and WiFly included) to connect to a WiFi network and/or have a steady connection to a web service. Thanks for your time!
Best WiFi option for Netduino
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Anshul
, Oct 29 2012 06:09 PM
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Posted 29 October 2012 - 11:24 PM
Hi Anshul,
I use a wireless to ethernet adapter for the Netduino Plus. I have used both the ASUS WL-330gE and the Edimax BR-6258n pocket routers configured as adapters. For some reason the TP-Link TLWR702N does not want to work with the Netduino, but works just fine with an Obi110 VoIP ATA. I Have a fixed IP address for the Netduino and it appears on the network, but takes the MAC of the wireless adapter in the arp cache. The wireless adapter is also in the cache, but its IP address leads to its web configuration setup. I find that there is no difference between the wired and wireless ethernet connection.
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Posted 29 October 2012 - 11:53 PM
Check out the gain span module on sparkfun
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Posted 30 October 2012 - 09:40 AM
I have used an ASUS WiFi bridge which works really well.
I prefer use a bridge because it is very easy to set up (just the wifi password) and it is very cheap.
Any WiFi module are much more expensive than a WiFi bridge and they basically do the same job
Xbee are really cool but difficult to set up and very expensive
I prefer use a bridge because it is very easy to set up (just the wifi password) and it is very cheap.
Any WiFi module are much more expensive than a WiFi bridge and they basically do the same job
Xbee are really cool but difficult to set up and very expensive
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Posted 31 October 2012 - 10:25 PM
Thanks for the suggestions, everyone. Seems like a Ethernet to WiFi bridge is the easiest solution, albeit a little bulky relative to other solutions. But for my purposes, it will work fine for now. I wanted WiFi connectivity with as little work as possible for this application, but I'm sure I will mess around with other solutions as well in the future, specifically the Wixel. Thanks again.
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Posted 01 November 2012 - 01:17 AM
Anshul,Thanks for the suggestions, everyone. Seems like a Ethernet to WiFi bridge is the easiest solution, albeit a little bulky relative to other solutions. But for my purposes, it will work fine for now. I wanted WiFi connectivity with as little work as possible for this application, but I'm sure I will mess around with other solutions as well in the future, specifically the Wixel. Thanks again.
I like the IOGear GWU627 WiFi Adapter, about $35 and roughly the same size as the netduino Plus.
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Posted 01 November 2012 - 04:21 AM
Hi,
you can also have a look on WhizNets WiFi modules. i have used them for 2 of my WiFi projects and it is really good.
you can also have a look on WhizNets WiFi modules. i have used them for 2 of my WiFi projects and it is really good.
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Posted 03 November 2012 - 07:18 PM
Hello,
I'm using a Wireless N-Adapter WNCE2001-100GRS from Netgear to control a robot. It works good together with a router.
It have a 5V 1A connection and you can supply it over USB. It is a very small unit.
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Posted 31 January 2013 - 06:36 PM
Hi,
I got the TP-Link TLWR702N. It worked OK with the N+2 but not with the N+1. I discovered whilst trying to snoop the dhcp traffic between the N+1 and the TP-Link that having a hub between the pair resulted in the N+1 working!. I thought may be some sort of voltage issue but the ethernet voltage levels are only +-2.5v.
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