Have you ever wanted a way to remotely read the status of a temperature sensor, motion detector other device that's connected to a remote Arduino? Or control something connected to it from afar from the Internet? To be honest there's many ways of doing that and more - however the following tutorial by Instructables user "gtr_stich" is quite accessible and easy for the beginner.
They run through the basic hardware connections and circuitry, then explain a basic website that can be served by an Internet-connected Arduino board. This allows for monitoring of data from connected sensors and so on. Furthermore with the addition of some code (some basic Java) you can also control a digital output pin and a servo. Thus fulfilling the remote-control aspect.
Although it's quite basic, the article explains how to get started and thus you can build your own system based on the introductory code. So don't be afraid - give it a go. And for more, we're on twitter and Google+, so follow us for news and product updates as well.
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