Hello. Before anything, sorry for my bad english, I'm not a native english speaker. Hello again =) I'm new on this. My girlfriend loves eletronic and stuff but I don't know ANYTHING. I'm still 16yo, but I have 4 years of experience in computer programming in C++, wich is easy to learn Java from. I think that doesn't help at all but I suppose a system like a clock needs some programation somewhere and I have heard that cellphones use Java for their applications. "
The deal is, I want a clock for me, that is able to send and receive information. () The sender must be able to send 1 byte protocols for another system at abound 40m of distance, and about 2 walls. The receiver must be able to receive and process information, displaying it somehow. Even a 8 small lighs on/off is enough. Like, every time it receives a byte, it updates the 8 lights. Note: 3 lights are enough for me, as I only need to send 5 kinds of messages. But more = better. And something that sends small integers = love. Something that sends text = eletronic will be my life.
I'm not sure but I think that's not impossible, considering TV controllers send information so easy, and the cheapness of the current cellphones.
So, my questions are:
Is this possible?
Can I buy something like that for a low cost?
Is it viable for a newbie to start with something like that? I'm not asking if it is easy because, even if it takes 2 years of my life to finish, I'm happy. I don't worry if it's necessary to start from something easier. Making that clock is just my initial goal, and this forum is my very first contact with eletronic. I'm obviously wanting to know, before everything, What is eletronic, how it works and all. So here comes the next 2 questions:
(This is the most important, if you don't have time) where can I find the necessary documentation to start learning eletronics? Is it a area? How do people work on it? It it the area of people that make the design of stuff like monitors, keyboards, signals, or I'm totally in the wrong place?
If I learn eletronics, will I be able to project (and make?) my own stuff like, a clock (even if it don't send anything), or something fun like a 1-button joystick for my PC? And, what about complicated stuff, like ... a functional game-joystick? Can someone/a team make things like that on their own or is it necessary some industry?
Sorry if I'm totally lost and maybe even in the wrong place, but I'm trying to enter in a field that I don't know even if exists. Any guide is totally, totally welcome. If not, at least give me some love in the answers so I won't not get totally ashamed. ^^
The deal is, I want a clock for me, that is able to send and receive information. () The sender must be able to send 1 byte protocols for another system at abound 40m of distance, and about 2 walls. The receiver must be able to receive and process information, displaying it somehow. Even a 8 small lighs on/off is enough. Like, every time it receives a byte, it updates the 8 lights. Note: 3 lights are enough for me, as I only need to send 5 kinds of messages. But more = better. And something that sends small integers = love. Something that sends text = eletronic will be my life.
I'm not sure but I think that's not impossible, considering TV controllers send information so easy, and the cheapness of the current cellphones.
So, my questions are:
Is this possible?
Can I buy something like that for a low cost?
Is it viable for a newbie to start with something like that? I'm not asking if it is easy because, even if it takes 2 years of my life to finish, I'm happy. I don't worry if it's necessary to start from something easier. Making that clock is just my initial goal, and this forum is my very first contact with eletronic. I'm obviously wanting to know, before everything, What is eletronic, how it works and all. So here comes the next 2 questions:
(This is the most important, if you don't have time) where can I find the necessary documentation to start learning eletronics? Is it a area? How do people work on it? It it the area of people that make the design of stuff like monitors, keyboards, signals, or I'm totally in the wrong place?
If I learn eletronics, will I be able to project (and make?) my own stuff like, a clock (even if it don't send anything), or something fun like a 1-button joystick for my PC? And, what about complicated stuff, like ... a functional game-joystick? Can someone/a team make things like that on their own or is it necessary some industry?
Sorry if I'm totally lost and maybe even in the wrong place, but I'm trying to enter in a field that I don't know even if exists. Any guide is totally, totally welcome. If not, at least give me some love in the answers so I won't not get totally ashamed. ^^