I have used xbee modules before for wireless point to point communication. Works well and pretty simple to use.
http://www.digikey.com/product-detail/en/XB24-AWI-001/XB24-AWI-001-ND/935965?WT.mc_id=IQ_7595_G_pla935965&wt.srch=1&wt.medium=cpc&WT.srch=1&gclid=Cj0KEQjwsai_BRC30KH347fjksoBEiQAoiaqsYm-WHZ4nBp_CZFsky8FzKPdtgjM_CXUeXLqlWbNCqMaAsF68P8HAQ On 9/27/2016 12:30 PM, Sarah Armstrong wrote: > I,m contemplating modifying mine to 2.4ghz and then implementing my own > protocol, I've got some code already that has infra red to WiFi out, so that > might do as the catalyst starter code and make a new pcb for the probe and > just do away with all the infrared. > > Sent from BlueMail > > > > On 27 Sep 2016, 18:25, at 18:25, Jon Elson <el...@pico-systems.com> wrote: >> On 09/27/2016 10:36 AM, Gene Heskett wrote: >>> On Tuesday 27 September 2016 09:29:47 Ken Strauss wrote: >>> >>>> The discussion has been regarding the optically coupled probe. Has >>>> anyone had success with the inductively coupled ones? Is it feasible >>>> to make your own IMM module? >>> I'd have to say you could, but these machines are generators of a >> large >>> amount of magnetic noise. So I'd say not magnetically coupled, but >> radio >>> coupled just to get above the frequency of the machines own noises. >> Yes, it seems Blum and Renishaw have moved to RF >> communication, and seem to be in the 800 MHz to GHz bands! >> I guess the problem is no matter where you put the IR >> transceiver, somebody would end up putting an obstruction in >> the way, and then you break the probe tip. I did rig the >> loss of signal watchdog to stop the machine, and it seems >> like a really good idea. >> >> Jon >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> _______________________________________________ >> Emc-users mailing list >> Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
