This is interesting. I want to have a piece of art that I can email. It would recieve the email wirelessly and then it would affect the art. Perhaps it could display the subject and parts of it could move based on commands in the body.
do you think an arduino is a good choice for that?
@baloneyjazz Sure, you could probably do that with an Arduino, but I suspect you would still need the PHP pre-processor on the email since the Arduino since I don't think you could do all the text processing on board. Please see my blog write up.
the arduino needs to have a ethernet shield and cable obviously, but do you plug the ethernet cable int your router or will it still work if you plug it into a computer/laptop which is on the wireless network?
@clodester I believe it would work if you have Windows using Internet Connection Sharing (and I am sure there is an equivalent for Mac OS & Linux). I am not 100% sure if you might need a cross-over cable. Just Google for "Internet Connection Sharing" and you should get info!
If you could please help, I really need the same functionality you have here except using the arduino duemilinove 328 with the wishield v1.0 Any help would really be appreciated.
@ghostbust555 This is based on the Duemilinove, but I do not have a Wishield at the moment. I think they use a different library so it would need a rewrite of the software.
@ghostbust555 This is based on the Duemilinove, but I do not have a Wishield at the moment. I think they use a different library so it would need a rewrite of the software.
i've got an arduino atm but id like an ethernet shield, do you know if it is possible to hook up your ethernet shield directly to the modem and input data with iphone or ipod touch without needing another remote webserver, i mean can you place a gui an the arduino?
There are some different display devices for Arduino like the Liquidware Touchshield which provides a tiny OLED display - just search on Google.
Not sure what you mean by connecting to a "modem". I think if you search around there are some projects hooking up Arduinos to iPhones. You would need to write a GUI for the iPhone, of course.
I happen to be using an iPhone to send myself an email, but it is just using my generic PO3/SMTP email account. Nothing special about the email used for this project. Sorry, I don't know how to build a GUI on an iPhone yet!
LOL - Because I am too lazy to add the code to get the extra digit! :-)
The Arduino isn't caching the headers or anything, it's just looking for the digits in the right place in the POP3 general info return and then parsing them into a single integer. I am quite sure it could do 100,000 emails if you wanted. I just normally download my emails around 20 or 30 so going over 99 seemed like overkill.
@torchris1 ah, gotchya haha. I actually just got my arduino on the 30th, so i'll start posting some videos of designs within the next month or so. thanks for the clarification!! -Joe
Very nice :)
mamolian 4 months ago
This is interesting. I want to have a piece of art that I can email. It would recieve the email wirelessly and then it would affect the art. Perhaps it could display the subject and parts of it could move based on commands in the body.
do you think an arduino is a good choice for that?
baloneyjazz 9 months ago
@baloneyjazz Sure, you could probably do that with an Arduino, but I suspect you would still need the PHP pre-processor on the email since the Arduino since I don't think you could do all the text processing on board. Please see my blog write up.
torchris1 9 months ago
@torchris1 I think I would do almost everything on a Web server and the art would just grab some text from the Web site.
baloneyjazz 9 months ago
@baloneyjazz Yes, that would work. Check out my blog for more on setting up TCP/IP client-server systems with the Arduino.
torchris1 9 months ago
the arduino needs to have a ethernet shield and cable obviously, but do you plug the ethernet cable int your router or will it still work if you plug it into a computer/laptop which is on the wireless network?
clodester 1 year ago
@clodester I believe it would work if you have Windows using Internet Connection Sharing (and I am sure there is an equivalent for Mac OS & Linux). I am not 100% sure if you might need a cross-over cable. Just Google for "Internet Connection Sharing" and you should get info!
torchris1 1 year ago
@clodester You would need to use something called a "cross over" cable. Just Google and you can find out how to make or buy one.
torchris1 1 year ago
If you could please help, I really need the same functionality you have here except using the arduino duemilinove 328 with the wishield v1.0 Any help would really be appreciated.
ghostbust555 1 year ago
@ghostbust555 This is based on the Duemilinove, but I do not have a Wishield at the moment. I think they use a different library so it would need a rewrite of the software.
torchris1 1 year ago
@ghostbust555 This is based on the Duemilinove, but I do not have a Wishield at the moment. I think they use a different library so it would need a rewrite of the software.
torchris1 1 year ago
i've got an arduino atm but id like an ethernet shield, do you know if it is possible to hook up your ethernet shield directly to the modem and input data with iphone or ipod touch without needing another remote webserver, i mean can you place a gui an the arduino?
Jerrevdd1989 2 years ago
There are some different display devices for Arduino like the Liquidware Touchshield which provides a tiny OLED display - just search on Google.
Not sure what you mean by connecting to a "modem". I think if you search around there are some projects hooking up Arduinos to iPhones. You would need to write a GUI for the iPhone, of course.
torchris1 2 years ago
yeah i ment to a router :D ,
so the gui that shows on the iphone is it an iphone ap or is it a webpage hosted somwhere, if its a web page, is it hosted on the arduino itself?
Jerrevdd1989 2 years ago
I happen to be using an iPhone to send myself an email, but it is just using my generic PO3/SMTP email account. Nothing special about the email used for this project. Sorry, I don't know how to build a GUI on an iPhone yet!
torchris1 2 years ago
why do you feel the arduino couldn't handle more than 99 emails?? not enough cache in the atmega328?? thanks. -joe
joebro391 2 years ago
LOL - Because I am too lazy to add the code to get the extra digit! :-)
The Arduino isn't caching the headers or anything, it's just looking for the digits in the right place in the POP3 general info return and then parsing them into a single integer. I am quite sure it could do 100,000 emails if you wanted. I just normally download my emails around 20 or 30 so going over 99 seemed like overkill.
Fell free to improve on the design!
torchris1 2 years ago
@torchris1 ah, gotchya haha. I actually just got my arduino on the 30th, so i'll start posting some videos of designs within the next month or so. thanks for the clarification!! -Joe
joebro391 2 years ago
No problem good luck and have fun. I'll have another project to post soon!
torchris1 2 years ago
Very good ! - Just what I was looking for.
All I need now is a Jabber client ! for msn,gmail,pop3 etc.....
myozone 2 years ago
Cool! That should be possible! I was also thinking of some way to interact with Facebook.
torchris1 2 years ago
The Jabber protocol looks simple
myozone 2 years ago
Just check out my blog. Link is in the description now.
torchris1 2 years ago
great idea! can we have source? ;)
josiahbag 2 years ago