> On Mon, Oct 1, 2012 at 1:04 AM, V G wrote: >=20 > > Electric Imp - $30 WiFi module in SD card format, lots of interesting > > features. > > > > http://electricimp.com/ > > > > https://www.sparkfun.com/products/11395 > > > > What do you guys think? > > >=20 > Also has a photosensor on the module which is used for initial optical > programming of network information, by using an iPhone/Android phone > program to transmit data to the module optically by modulating data throu= gh > the display. >=20 > To be honest, I would much prefer a $15 or $20 plain WiFi module without > all these gimmicky features. Then you would have to handle initial accesspoint settings (SSID, security,= =20 keys) in an other way. This seems like an interesting way to do it. Almost= =20 everybody has an app capable smartphone these days and if the phone is=20 connected to the access point, it already has all needed info. One major problem with embedded WiFi connected devices is to get this info = into=20 the embedded device in an easy way. /Ruben =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D Ruben J=F6nsson AB Liros Electronic Box 9124 200 39 Malm=F6 Sweden www.liros.se Tel +46 40142078 =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .