[Scott Murrison]

Shannon

I received the Arduino Ethernet board and xbee shield. Now, I am looking for example code to receive the data via xbee from the remote unit and port it to a URL. Is there any example code you would be willing to share.

Thanks
Scott

[Scott Murrison]

Shannon

Thanks for the guidance. I have a friend to do the SQL Database for me, so that shouldn’t be a problem.

These units will go in runoff retention ponds at cattle feed yards to monitor water levels. Most of the facilities don’t have wifi access, so the WIFI Xbee radio isn’t really an option. The GPRSBee is a good option, but I am looking at about 150 units. The best cell phone network out in my area is the Big Red One. They charge way to much to use their network. We do have AT&T, but the service is sketchy in most areas. Do you know of any lower rate sim cards that may work? These units will only wake one time per day then go back to sleep. Data transmission will be really low. I would like to use GPRSBee if possible, that would allow me to avoid using a mesh networks with XBEE radios.

I am very interested in seeing the photos of the units you built.

Again, thanks for the information.

[Scott Murrison]

Ok, I was able to get data from a mayfly with ultrasonic sensor to a mayfly connect to a computer via xbee radios. Everything is being read on a serial monitor. Now I want to connect the second mayfly to the internet so I can forward the data to a sql database. What hardware is needed to connect the mayfly to the internet? I know there is an Arduino Ethernet shield, but is it compatible with the mayfly? I am clueless when it comes to this. So far it has been google and youtube to the rescue to get the mayflys to communicate via xbee radios. However, I haven’t been able to find any tutorials specifically for connecting the mayfly to the internet. Is the mayfly the best option for the gateway, or would it be better to go with a Raspberry Pi or another adruino board?

Thanks for the help.

Scott

[Scott Murrison]

The problem was the XBEE radios. The models I was trying to use are programmable. I purchased two that are not programmable. These two communicate fine.

Thanks for the help.

Scott

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