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multiple arduinos in a network (mesh), with each possibly being both host and client.
Hello there,
I am trying to put together a mesh topology of arduinos. I have never used them interconnected and now I am hoping to be able to put them together in a way that they may power up and communicate when plugged to one another. so I need them to receive both power and data connection from the one previously connected. for that, i think i need each one of them to be able to act as both host and client. am I correct? would anyone know more, and willing to help?
I very much appreciate any feedback.
Thank you,
Karim.
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5 years ago
Just connect pin 1 from one to 2 of the other and vise verse. Now connect the grounds to each other and the 5V out of the one being powered via wall/USB to the 5V in of the other. But what kind of comunication are you wanting to go between the 2?
Reply 5 years ago
Thank you for your comment. I would like to have a main unit (Arduino 2560) and then I may connect multiple small units (Arduino Micro) to it and then those units may provide multiple connections to other small units. I would like the main unit to know if and where each small unit is connected to it.
Reply 5 years ago
You want this just to give you more available pins to work with? If so your better off using shift registers.
If a mesh network is needed it's best to connect multiple arduino's through their serial connection to a computer or something like a Raspberry Pie. Something that has the processing power to coordinate this sort of thing.