tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922503085503427986.post584018739599894722..comments2024-03-28T00:23:24.152-07:00Comments on Desert Home: Latest Arduino Ethernet Board.davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11608589214882334649noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922503085503427986.post-39826374977517129352011-04-12T21:00:58.187-07:002011-04-12T21:00:58.187-07:00Might also check out this site
www.pic-bee.comMight also check out this site<br />www.pic-bee.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922503085503427986.post-17392074818414734172011-04-07T12:52:25.184-07:002011-04-07T12:52:25.184-07:00I got both the genuine mega and the genuine ethern...I got both the genuine mega and the genuine ethernet card from cutedigi.com. I have tried a couple of of the smaller knockoff boards (not mega) and they worked fine. Regarding cost difference using XBee vs ethernet. The Xbees are cheaper, but you need two of them, one on each end. With ethernet you only need the one on the arduino and then it can talk to another computer. Where the savings start is when you want to set up a network. If you have 6-8 of the arduinos and want them to talk, the XBees are much cheaper. The other thing is that the Xbees can be deployed all alone sometimes. For example a temperature sensor can be just an Xbee and the sensor, the other end can do the calculations and displaydavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11608589214882334649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922503085503427986.post-79534247256358763832011-04-07T12:21:26.921-07:002011-04-07T12:21:26.921-07:00I was thinking about an Arduino Mega project too, ...I was thinking about an Arduino Mega project too, and had a couple of questions. First, where did you end up getting the Arduino? It seems there are many knockoffs on eBay, did you get a genuine one? What about a seeeduino mega? I am also wondering what the cost difference is between using the XBee and the Ethernet Shield. The shields really add to the price. Don't you need another XBee attached to your computer to get the data?Kevinnoreply@blogger.com