Recent content by gomidas2007

That's a great idea! I had just been taking notes, but I like the spreadsheet way more. Much more organized. Thanks!

Yes, I think you may be right. I am looking into Zigbee per your suggestion, but the part that I need to come up with is exactly how and what is required for that kind of setup to be possible. It's the details that I'm really concerned with right now. Unfortunately, if I go to my boss with...

So, if I want to design a control panel, which contains the PCB and all the other components, which has networking capabilities, I would have to buy what I'll call a "networking module" and then an antenna as well? Surely, there must be something that contains all the necessary parts and can...

Maybe?...One that comes in its own housing would have to connect to the PCB at some point anyways wouldn't it? Pretend I don't know anything about large scale wireless/wired networking. In fact, don't pretend...

Ok, let me throw another question out there; what is the difference, if any, between using a wireless module that drops into the PCB and using a wireless modem?

Ok, so I've been looking into a few things and have come across an interesting method called Power Line networking which uses existing electrical wiring to connect multiple devices. Do you guys know anything about this? Would this be a possibility in lieu of wireless networking?

Yes, I would like to stay away from the Hobby approach, although I do appreciate the suggestion, it just doesn't give a broad enough scale to know whether it will work in the field, as Berkeman mentioned. These machines are generally used in large enough scale operations that Wi-Fi routers...

Hi all, I'm a Mechanical Engineer but I'm going into uncharted territory both for my company and myself so I could use some help. We currently have a line of trash compactors, of various sizes, which are used in commercial applications from restaurants, to airports, to buisnesses and are...