Does anyone have a favorite wifi-enabling chip/shield to add to a Teensy 3.1?
I have been using Xbee’s as my ‘wireless’ go-to. They have the range I need, others tend to find the Nrf24L01-2.4GHz boards for near-field applications.
Corbin,
If it were me, I would look @ the TI CC3100.
http://www.ti.com/ww/en/simplelink_embedded_wi-fi/cc3100.html
This is the new improved sibling to the popular CC3000 that Adafruit has a tutorial and breakout board for…
(The Spark is also based on the cc3000…
https://www.spark.io/)
The new CC3100 can not only join standard WiFi networks as expected, but it can now switch roles and act like an access point so that clients can connect directly to it. This is useful when you are away from all WiFi connectivity, but you can still serve up your own small network.
I might get my hands on some cc3100 modules next week in Guatemala when I do my FastLED workshops!!!
Keep an eye out for breakout boards which will be coming. Some companies will offer pre-FCC certified modules, which saves lots of money if you go to production.
If you need something less bleeding edge, go with the CC3000.
Let me know how you make out because I will most likely design a breakout board for the CC3100 in the next few months now that I am working in 3D with Altium Designer!
Hey, it looks like TeensyPaul himself has some relationship with the CC3000…
https://www.pjrc.com/store/adafruit_cc3000.html
I should probably close by saying that the cc3200 is the same as the cc3100, but with an Arm Cortex M4 built in…so then theoretically it has the Teensy3.1 built into it.
Good Luck!
-frenchy
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Awesome; the CCxx00 ones sound awesome; I’ll probably be checking out pre-made breakout boards. I need to level up and start designing m own PCBs really soon, but first I have to prototype.