Here is a tutorial for using this hardware with an AVR microcontroller:<div><br></div><div><a href="http://winavr.scienceprog.com/example-avr-projects/running-tx433-and-rx433-rf-modules-with-avr-microcontrollers.html">http://winavr.scienceprog.com/example-avr-projects/running-tx433-and-rx433-rf-modules-with-avr-microcontrollers.html</a><br>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Jan 10, 2013 at 12:36 PM, Mario Landau Holdsworth <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:mariolh@gmail.com" target="_blank">mariolh@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
Hi Phil,<div><br></div><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>
<div><br></div><div><a href="https://www.sparkfun.com/products/10532" target="_blank">https://www.sparkfun.com/products/10532</a></div><div><a href="https://www.sparkfun.com/products/10534" target="_blank">https://www.sparkfun.com/products/10534</a></div>
<div><br></div><div>Let me know how your project goes!</div><div><br></div><div>Best,</div><div><br></div><div>Mario</div><div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5"><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote">
On Thu, Jan 10, 2013 at 8:12 AM, Phil Spitler <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:phil@bonfirelabs.com" target="_blank">phil@bonfirelabs.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto"><div>Great, seems like a lot of good suggestions for me to look into. </div><div><br></div><div>To answer a few if the questions. </div>
<div><br></div><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><div><br></div><div>For the light, I want to use about 12" of rgb LED strip inside the light I make. </div>
<div><br></div><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><div><br></div><div>If I were to use the imp, I could I build this setup without Arduino?</div>
<div><br></div><div>Likewise could I use xbee without Arduino?<br><br><div>Phil</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Phil Spitler | Creative Technologist | Bonfire Labs | t : <a href="tel:415.394.8200" value="+14153948200" target="_blank">415.394.8200</a> | c : <a href="tel:415.571.3139" value="+14155713139" target="_blank">415.571.3139</a> | <a href="http://Bonfirelabs.com" target="_blank">Bonfirelabs.com</a></div>
<div><br></div><div>"Get Social" - <a href="http://www.facebook.com/bonfirelabs" target="_blank">http://www.facebook.com/bonfirelabs</a></div></div><div><div><div><br>On Jan 10, 2013, at 2:29 AM, Dan Cote <<a href="mailto:terminationshok@gmail.com" target="_blank">terminationshok@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
<br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><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 href="mailto:phil@bonfirelabs.com" target="_blank">phil@bonfirelabs.com</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div style="word-wrap:break-word"><span style="text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-variant:normal;text-align:start;font-style:normal;display:inline!important;font-weight:normal;float:none;line-height:18.200000762939453px;color:rgb(51,51,51);text-transform:none;font-size:14px;white-space:normal;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;word-spacing:0px">I would like to make an LED light that can be controlled by some form of wireless on/off switch.</span><br style="text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-variant:normal;text-align:start;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:18.200000762939453px;color:rgb(51,51,51);text-transform:none;font-size:14px;white-space:normal;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;word-spacing:0px">
<br style="text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-variant:normal;text-align:start;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:18.200000762939453px;color:rgb(51,51,51);text-transform:none;font-size:14px;white-space:normal;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;word-spacing:0px">
<span style="text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-variant:normal;text-align:start;font-style:normal;display:inline!important;font-weight:normal;float:none;line-height:18.200000762939453px;color:rgb(51,51,51);text-transform:none;font-size:14px;white-space:normal;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;word-spacing:0px">I cannot use IR as the switch will be in a different room to the light.</span><br style="text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-variant:normal;text-align:start;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:18.200000762939453px;color:rgb(51,51,51);text-transform:none;font-size:14px;white-space:normal;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;word-spacing:0px">
<br style="text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-variant:normal;text-align:start;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:18.200000762939453px;color:rgb(51,51,51);text-transform:none;font-size:14px;white-space:normal;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;word-spacing:0px">
<span style="text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-variant:normal;text-align:start;font-style:normal;display:inline!important;font-weight:normal;float:none;line-height:18.200000762939453px;color:rgb(51,51,51);text-transform:none;font-size:14px;white-space:normal;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;word-spacing:0px">I 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 style="text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-variant:normal;text-align:start;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:18.200000762939453px;color:rgb(51,51,51);text-transform:none;font-size:14px;white-space:normal;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;word-spacing:0px">
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<span style="text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-variant:normal;text-align:start;font-style:normal;display:inline!important;font-weight:normal;float:none;line-height:18.200000762939453px;color:rgb(51,51,51);text-transform:none;font-size:14px;white-space:normal;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;word-spacing:0px">Maybe I could use Bluetooth, Xbee or RF?</span><br style="text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-variant:normal;text-align:start;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:18.200000762939453px;color:rgb(51,51,51);text-transform:none;font-size:14px;white-space:normal;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;word-spacing:0px">
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<span style="text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-variant:normal;text-align:start;font-style:normal;display:inline!important;font-weight:normal;float:none;line-height:18.200000762939453px;color:rgb(51,51,51);text-transform:none;font-size:14px;white-space:normal;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;word-spacing:0px">Any thoughts?</span><br style="text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-variant:normal;text-align:start;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:18.200000762939453px;color:rgb(51,51,51);text-transform:none;font-size:14px;white-space:normal;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;word-spacing:0px">
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