September 2007
Beginner to intermediate
432 pages
17h 48m
English
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424 MAKING THINGS TALK
proxies, 347–352
public IP addresses, 86
pull-down resistors, 42
pull-up resistors, 42
pulse width modulation (PWM), 127
pulses, 18–19
pushbuttons, 22–23
PuTTY, 27, 32–33
PWM, 127
Q
QR (Quick Response) codes,
302, 303–305
R
radio
analog transmission, 184
antennas, 184
Bluetooth transceiver project,
207–216
buying, 217–218
digital transmission, 184
duplex radio transmission project,
193–206
frequency identification (See RFID)
interference, 184–185
multiplexing, 185
overview, 179–180, 184–185
protocols, 185
RSSI project, Bluetooth, 276
RSSI project, XBee, 273–275
settings, solar cell data project, 250
settings, toxic chemical sensor
project, 231–232
transceivers, 192
transmitter-receiver pair project,
189–191
Wi-Fi, 217
Reas, Casey, 26
received signal strength. See RSSI
receivers
defined, 179
transmitter-receiver pair project,
infrared, 181–183
transmitter-receiver pair project,
radio, 189–191
Recommended Minimum specific
global navigation system satellite
data, 280
relative path, 28
remote access
command-line interface, 26–30
PHP, 30–32
serial communication tools, 32–34
removing directories, 29
resistors
common, 22–23
force-sensing, common, 22–23
pull-down, 42
pull-up, 42
variable, common, 22–23
RF. See radio
RFID
email, project, 333–339
home automation project, 316–325
overview, 296, 305–307
readers project, 308–315
ring network model, 82–83
rising edge, clock, 268
RMC, 280
roll, 288
routers, 83
routines, Processing, 26
RS-232 serial ...
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