Arduino on twitter

TUTORIAL 3 :: ETHERNET SHIELD AND TWITTER.COM Pachube.com orchestrates a global, open-source network of Inputs and Outputs. However, as an infrastructure it is limited in two major ways: 1) you can’t carry it with you. 2) it is not culturally imbedded. We will overcome these limitations through the use of cellphones and Twitter.com. We’ll also remove our dependence on the computer’s internet connection by integrating the Ethernet Shield with Arduino. Among other things, Twitter.com allows users to send SMS commands from their cellphone to a Pachube.com feed. Practically everyone has a cellphone; cellphones are practically everywhere. Although our Arduino projects are not everywhere, we can harness the cellphone so that we might reach beyond the local toward the global remote, thereby broadening the potential of Inputs and Outputs to bring Architecture to life.

PART 1 :: TWITTER.COM QUICKSTART 1. Create a new Manual Feed in your Pachube.com account. Take note of the feed ID - we will use it later.

2. Create a new account on Twitter.com.

3. From your Twitter.com account, tweet the message follow pachtweet using the text entry box. This is called a public tweet. You can also send Direct Messages (DM), which are private. The user pachtweet acts as a courier, delivering your commands from Twitter.com to Pachube.com.

4. Tweet the message @pachtweet connect into the text entry box. “@pachtweet” designates the recipient, “connect” is the message. Wait for the user pachtweet to send you a DM. Direct Messages can be found under the menu list on the right.

5. Reply to pachtweet’s DM with the message key YOUR_PACHUBE_KEY This is a one-time authentication process, allowing only your Twitter.com account to access your Pachube.com feeds. YOUR_PACHUBE_KEY is also called your API Key, and you can find it under Settings inside your Pachube.com account. You are now ready to send commands to your Pachube feed by using Direct Messages in Twitter.com.

6. To begin