Archive for May, 2012

Using XBee Radios with .NET Gadgeteer and the XBeeClient Libraries

Posted by Michael Dodaro in Embedded Microcontrollers on May 25, 2012

Using the .NET Gadgeteer platform with XBee radios got a lot easier with the alpha release of XBeeClient libraries written by Paul Mineau.  XBee radios use low-bandwidth serial protocol that is useful in many applications.  This example implements an XBee network using three XBee radios that support a surveillance device.  The .NET Gadgeteer modules include a Gyro module and Relay module from Seeed Studio, and a Camera […]

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Autonomous Builders, Makers, and Shakers

Posted by Michael Dodaro in Embedded Microcontrollers, Internet Media on May 23, 2012

More than 100,000 people, a San Francisco Bay area contingent of what is called the maker movement, gathered in San Mateo over the weekend of May 19-20 at Maker Faire. This franchised gathering with copies in other cities is billed as “A two-day, family-friendly festival of invention, creativity and resourcefulness, and a celebration of the maker movement“.  It used to be called do-it-yourself (DIY), […]

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Constructing a Bluetooth controlled Robot

Posted by Marco Minerva in Embedded Microcontrollers on May 19, 2012

Posted by Marco Minerva In this post, I’ll show how to construct a robot with .NET Gadgeteer and how to control it using a Bluetooth connection from a PC application based on the 32feet.NET library. Let’s start from .NET Gadgeteer part. The base of our robot is the Rover 5 Tank Chassis, that provides two […]

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.NET Gadgeteer Bluetooth to Control Relay Circuits

Posted by Michael Dodaro in Embedded Microcontrollers on May 7, 2012

Here is a simple adaptation of Marco Minerva’s previous example: Controlling a Gadgeteer device using Bluetooth Module and 32feet.NET library.  This application uses the GHI Electronics Bluetooth Module to control the relays on a Seeed Relay Module.  You can use this scenario to turn on lights, start a motor, or start or stop any electrical […]

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