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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">As far as "Arduino" goes, they aren't
      that expensive if you get a "clone" off of ebay.  Or, if you
      already have +5v power, you can use any AVR chip directly. I use
      Arduino IDE to program some ATTiny chips. You can get ATTiny chips
      for less than a dollar each if you buy in bulk. The ATMega328 is
      something like $3 plus shipping, which is what Arduino uses.<br>
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      On 1/10/13 12:36 PM, Mario Landau Holdsworth wrote:<br>
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      type="cite">Hi Phil,
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      <div>You may want to consider using a cheap RF Link device, like
        the kind used for garage door openers (I think?). I used these
        with Arduino, but I imagine you could use a
        cheaper micro-controller  There would be some coding work is
        involved, but I've had good luck with these, definitely one the
        cheaper solutions out there and pretty good range:</div>
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      <div>Let me know how your project goes!</div>
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      <div>Best,</div>
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      <div>Mario</div>
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        <div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Jan 10, 2013 at 8:12 AM, Phil
          Spitler <span dir="ltr"><<a moz-do-not-send="true"
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              <div>Great, seems like a lot of good suggestions for me to
                look into. </div>
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              <div>To answer a few if the questions. </div>
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              <div>I want to fabricate the housing for both the light
                and the switch. This means using an old cell phone won't
                work as the controller. </div>
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              <div>For the light, I want to use about 12" of rgb LED
                strip inside the light I make. </div>
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              <div>I actually want the switch to activate 3 lights in 3
                different places in the building. This means multiplying
                the cost of each component in the receiving end. </div>
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              <div>If I were to use the imp, I could I build this setup
                without Arduino?</div>
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              <div>Likewise could I use xbee without Arduino?<br>
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                <div>Phil</div>
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                    On Jan 10, 2013, at 2:29 AM, Dan Cote <<a
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                      <p dir="ltr">The imp can control an led without an
                        arduino. Then you can use an old cell phone to
                        control it. I have this working if you are
                        interested.</p>
                      <div class="gmail_quote">On Jan 9, 2013 10:46 PM,
                        "Phil Spitler" <<a moz-do-not-send="true"
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                              would like to make an LED light that can
                              be controlled by some form of wireless
                              on/off switch.</span><br
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                            <span
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                              cannot use IR as the switch will be in a
                              different room to the light.</span><br
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                            <span
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                              think I could use the Imp board I have
                              seen on Instructables but that seems
                              expensive as I think I would need 2
                              Arduinos, 2 Imp shields and 2 Imps.</span><br
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                            <span
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                              I could use Bluetooth, Xbee or RF?</span><br
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                            <span
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                              thoughts?</span><br
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                            <span
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