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'RFduino' joins open-source RF movement
Peter Clarke
3/14/2013 7:37 AM EDT
Source code provided for demonstators
Open Source RF supplies source code for a number of demonstrator applications including LED lighting control, temperature sensors, house plant watering sensors, proximity and motion sensors, relay switches, audio controls, robotics, theatrical props and special effects, sound, light or button-press detectors, and various home automation and control devices.
Open Source RF also offers a series of stackable accessory boards that can plug into stand-off connectors. The accessory boards include a USB power and programming board, RGB LED indicator and push-button board, quad servo controller board, generic prototyping board, single AAA battery board, dual AAA battery board, and a CR2032 coin-cell battery board.
No price is given for the board but it appears that boards will be shipped to backers of Open Source RF on kickstarter.com. A $49 pledge of support plus $10 for shipping outside the United States secures the promise of an RFduino board plus a USB accessory board and a LED/pushbutton accessory board.
Armen Kazanchian, the founder of Open Source RF founder, said that the advent of Bluetooth low energy has revolutionized the wireless market by offering smartphone and tablet connectivity as standard at no additional cost.
Related links and articles:
www.opensourcerf.com
www.kickstarter.com
www.rfdigital.com
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Open Source RF supplies source code for a number of demonstrator applications including LED lighting control, temperature sensors, house plant watering sensors, proximity and motion sensors, relay switches, audio controls, robotics, theatrical props and special effects, sound, light or button-press detectors, and various home automation and control devices.
Open Source RF also offers a series of stackable accessory boards that can plug into stand-off connectors. The accessory boards include a USB power and programming board, RGB LED indicator and push-button board, quad servo controller board, generic prototyping board, single AAA battery board, dual AAA battery board, and a CR2032 coin-cell battery board.
No price is given for the board but it appears that boards will be shipped to backers of Open Source RF on kickstarter.com. A $49 pledge of support plus $10 for shipping outside the United States secures the promise of an RFduino board plus a USB accessory board and a LED/pushbutton accessory board.
Armen Kazanchian, the founder of Open Source RF founder, said that the advent of Bluetooth low energy has revolutionized the wireless market by offering smartphone and tablet connectivity as standard at no additional cost.
Related links and articles:
www.opensourcerf.com
www.kickstarter.com
www.rfdigital.com
News articles:
RF board takes Arduino-like approach
Raspberry Pi goes low power
London Calling: Lego computer, Arduino phone
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Robotics Developer
3/26/2013 3:36 PM EDT
Well, this opens up a lot of possible projects/applications for Arduino - smartphone/tablet interactions. I would like to try the combination to see how well the development kit works with various devices.
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