Title :
Using the iPhone and iPod Touch for remote sensor control and data acquisition
Author :
Geltz, Brad R. ; Berlier, Jacob A. ; McCollum, James M.
Author_Institution :
Electr. & Comput. Eng., Virginia Commonwealth Univ., Richmond, VA, USA
Abstract :
Apple´s iPod Touch1 is a powerful pocket computing platform, allowing users to play graphics-intensive games, listen to music, browse the World Wide Web, and communicate using email through a Wi-Fi internet connection. Apple´s iPhone extends the iPod Touch by providing telephone service and high-speed 3G internet support when a Wi-Fi connection is unavailable. In this work, we investigate utilizing the iPhone and iPod Touch platforms for remote sensor control and data collection. Our example design interfaces a set of switches, a set of light emitting diodes, and a temperature sensor to the iPod Touch through a micro-controller and allows these devices to be controlled and monitored by a remote computer. Through this work, we show that the iPod Touch and iPhone can provide a low-cost, high-performance, and lightweight platform for remote data collection and control.
Keywords :
data acquisition; microcontrollers; mobile handsets; telecontrol equipment; temperature sensors; data acquisition; iPhone; iPod Touch; light emitting diodes; microcontroller; pocket computing platform; remote sensor control; temperature sensor; Data acquisition; Electronic mail; Internet telephony; Lighting control; Portable media players; Remote monitoring; Remote sensing; Switches; Web and internet services; Web sites;
Conference_Titel :
IEEE SoutheastCon 2010 (SoutheastCon), Proceedings of the
Conference_Location :
Concord, NC
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5854-7
DOI :
10.1109/SECON.2010.5453933
