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Help wanted for top secret project

Posted by Jordi Muñoz on January 2, 2011 at 5:00pm

Happy new year folks!

DIYdrones hardware development team needs some help, if you think you can contribute in something please PM, our requirements are:

-Any microcontroller capable to handle a little web server can be used.

-The hardware must have WiFi access (behave as an access point).

-The hardware must have SD card slot (where you can store html files).

-Must be cheap (< $100).

The system must be capable to read a HTML file stored on the SD card (including pictures) and create a web server accessible via WiFi (acting as an access point). When the user is connected to the Wifi device-must type any direction like "http://192.168.1.100" and be able to load the HTML files stored on the SD. Something similar to a home router.

The HTML files must be able to read/write to the IO, analog and UART pins of the same microcontroller....

What we need from you are suggestions of the right hardware, software contributions and connections to anybody capable to help us.

Anyone? ;-)

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Matjaz Cimpersek January 3, 2011 at 2:21am

oops, that one is without wifi. sorry. Here is one with wifi but without SD card slot:

http://www.seeedstudio.com/depot/blackwidow-10-p-613.html?cPath=132...

... and here's one that loks like it has it all, but seems to be off stock:

http://www.sureelectronics.net/goods.php?id=1185
Matjaz Cimpersek January 3, 2011 at 2:13am

This might be of interest:

http://www.seeedstudio.com/depot/web-platform-v11-assembled-p-582.h...
Iliak January 3, 2011 at 1:21am

My 2 cents : http://code.google.com/p/webduino/
Ben January 3, 2011 at 12:39am

would this help in any way?

http://wiznet.co.kr/Sub_Modules/en/product/Product_Detail.asp?cate1...
lionel January 2, 2011 at 11:20pm

The gumstix seems fully compliant to the requirements

with discounts on quantity

http://gumstix.com/store/catalog/index.php?cPath=27
robert bouwens January 2, 2011 at 10:38pm

@Tom Pittenger
yes, abs. true - the but is, for sw development there is very little memory left.
to me i would go the opposite way, instead of saying what micro has to used chose the development platform first ;-)

i would still opt for a cortex design with support external memory.
the more important question is what peripherals you are going to use...

and when using linux each peripheral needs a low level driver.

i would keep the entry low to start with.

robert
bGatti January 2, 2011 at 10:32pm

funny. the smallest thing of that description is the eyefi card. it is a WiFi built into an SD card. beat that for size., and its less than a Benjamin. is it hackable-I don't know.
bGatti January 2, 2011 at 10:22pm

Maybe a parrot drone board, seems it has the magic potion. ;)
Developer

Jordi Muñoz January 2, 2011 at 9:32pm

Hacker router sounds very attractive (I thought about that before), but I want it small size, expandable, accessible and build-in SD card.
ockhams barber January 2, 2011 at 9:17pm

How about a hacked router?

http://mightyohm.com/blog/2008/11/building-a-wifi-radio-part-4-inst...

http://openwrt.org/

Regards

Ockhams

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