Arduino to Android communication on the cheap (aka Poor Man’s NFC)

This video demonstrates a means of low cost (less than 20c) and low bandwidth (less than 10bps) communications between an Arduino and an Android cellphone. See this blog post for details:
http://jdesbonnet.blogspot.com/2011/05/arduino-to-android-io-on-cheap-aka-poor.html

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19 responses to “Arduino to Android communication on the cheap (aka Poor Man’s NFC)”

  1. AnonymousBaxe Avatar
    AnonymousBaxe

    I bet it can do …
    I bet it can do something simmilar, most phones seem? to be able to.

  2. pinkybrain6 Avatar
    pinkybrain6

    if a phone would …
    if a phone would have a electrostatic sensor? like the epic (Electric Potential Integrated Circuit) sensor, thing would get alot funnier!

  3. sasankchilamkurthy Avatar
    sasankchilamkurthy

    @sircastor1138 but …
    @sircastor1138 but software won’t let you do it.?

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  5. lastfuture Avatar
    lastfuture

    no risk no fun? 😉
    no risk no fun? 😉

  6. fuego966 Avatar
    fuego966

    Or welcome to a …
    Or welcome to a cold night outside when the phone runs out of battery, gets stolen or damaged :P?

  7. lastfuture Avatar
    lastfuture

    make a door lock …
    make a door lock that changes its access code randomly every hour. when you’re outside you touch your phone to the door. the coil sends the current unlock code encrypted with? a shared secret between the arduino and your android phone. the phone receives and decrypts the code that you can then enter into a keypad. welcome home 🙂

  8. kabuCee Avatar
    kabuCee

    It? can be used as …
    It? can be used as QRCodes, to transfer URL information to the phone. May be with larger coils and more electromagnetic amplitude, you can just touch something with your phone and get info about it.

  9. jdesbonnet Avatar
    jdesbonnet

    Yes:? one way from …
    Yes:? one way from coil to phone unfortunately. It’s not very practical, but I can’t help thinking that there may be *some* practical application for this… I just can’t think of it 🙂

  10. kabuCee Avatar
    kabuCee

    Got it, now I …
    Got it, now I checked your blog. Brilliant idea !?

  11. sircastor1138 Avatar
    sircastor1138

    @Feliexxxxxxxx …
    @Feliexxxxxxxx Ironically, the iPhone probably can do this. Instead of utilizing NFC dedicated tech, this solution utilizes the phone’s compass (magnetometer) to detect changes in electric fields – While the iPhone doesn’t have NFC capability, I don’t think it? would have trouble pulling off this kind of communication. Props to @jdesbonnet for the technique!

  12. ianmccully1 Avatar
    ianmccully1

    mad you keep up the …
    mad you keep up the good work , and also you maybe able to make app for your android phone now by using? app inventor thanks

    ian

  13. Feliexxxxxxxx Avatar
    Feliexxxxxxxx

    Well people in …
    Well people in conventions could easily get information by putting their android device? near places with this mechanism and get their information easily

  14. johan6693 Avatar
    johan6693

    and what would be? …
    and what would be? the point in this?

  15. Android80631 Avatar
    Android80631

    u? mad bro?
    u? mad bro?

  16. d4ark Avatar
    d4ark

    Why would I want …
    Why would I want to? do this?

  17. Feliexxxxxxxx Avatar
    Feliexxxxxxxx

    exactly iphone cant …
    exactly iphone cant do? anything compared to android

  18. zaffe93 Avatar
    zaffe93

    who? cares about …
    who? cares about iphone idiot

  19. Feliexxxxxxxx Avatar
    Feliexxxxxxxx

    Bet? the iphone …
    Bet? the iphone cant do this 🙂

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