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anyone got a good (CHEAP) method of doing wireless serial communication? ?

trying to do a PC controlled fireworks display and i don't want to have to buy a 100 foot serial cable to control relay box that i'm planning on using (that takes direct serial communication)?

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Jun 8, 2009. 1:33 PMgmxx says:
you could use a xbee wireless serial link... or you could use a usb ethernet extender, and a usb serial adapter.
Nov 2, 2010. 10:34 AMMagneto_Man says:
I can highly recommend wireless serial adapters from www.usconverters.com
Jun 29, 2010. 9:18 AMuberdum05 says:
You could hack a linksys router to get direct access to its serial port and then reflash it with ddwrt and set up some software on that
Jun 9, 2009. 12:39 PMgmxx says:
thanks

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