Using the Arduino we have combined a number of scavenged things from around the lab to build a geocache that will only unlock after playing (and winning) a good ‘ole fashioned game of Simon. Here’s a video of the completed project: Below are some notes and pictures of the process. [print_gllr id=604 columns=3] This was a fun project and we are looking into getting an actual body for this made and we can run up a few PCB’s for them and have a professional looking commercially available one to offer. If you have interest in this let us know. This...
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Arduino and Seeed Quad Band GPRS Shield Review and Tutorial with Examples
We have a couple ideas for some remotely located arduino projects that we want to control and or receive data from on a internet connected server so we decided to check out the Seeed GPRS Shield. We actually ordered this shield through Amazon.com (for the same price) just so we could get the free 2 day shipping with our Amazon Prime account so we can’t comment on the shipping times from Seeed. While waiting for the arrival, we went to T-Mobile and picked up a SIM card for the device and had them put it on the $2/day unlimited plan...
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