- Mon Sep 07, 2015 7:02 am
#184580
Hello, I have done a load of reading on this and hunted for the bits I need. I have found loads that will work but they all have a compromise.
My project is a helmet LED light, with a remote switch.
The helmet light is small and light, with a built in 2S li-ion battery. I built the light myself, it uses a taskLED driver that has momentary push button operation to change the mode and to power on and off. A push and hold for 2 seconds for on / off and short clicks to cycle through the modes. There is also a battery status LED integrated into the driver that flashes at different rates depending on the battery level. I'd like to send this signal to the switch so I can actually see the stat led!
The handlebar switch will also need to be small and light, ideally running off of a coin battery. 2 in parallel at the most.
Ive discounted the 433MHZ type ones as they are TX or RX.
So it looks like its leaving me with WiFi or Bluetooth as they are transceivers. Correct??
Which modules will be basic enough for this? All the ones I've seen on these forums seem over complicated for the job I'll need them to do!
The HC-05 look promising, but then I'd need two arduino boards. Are there any integrated boards you'd recommend? Small size being an important factor?
Thanks for your input1
My project is a helmet LED light, with a remote switch.
The helmet light is small and light, with a built in 2S li-ion battery. I built the light myself, it uses a taskLED driver that has momentary push button operation to change the mode and to power on and off. A push and hold for 2 seconds for on / off and short clicks to cycle through the modes. There is also a battery status LED integrated into the driver that flashes at different rates depending on the battery level. I'd like to send this signal to the switch so I can actually see the stat led!
The handlebar switch will also need to be small and light, ideally running off of a coin battery. 2 in parallel at the most.
Ive discounted the 433MHZ type ones as they are TX or RX.
So it looks like its leaving me with WiFi or Bluetooth as they are transceivers. Correct??
Which modules will be basic enough for this? All the ones I've seen on these forums seem over complicated for the job I'll need them to do!
The HC-05 look promising, but then I'd need two arduino boards. Are there any integrated boards you'd recommend? Small size being an important factor?
Thanks for your input1