Key fob interface with Feather?

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Key fob interface with Feather?

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The 315MHz RF key fobs sold and paired with the little receiver boards at Adafruit lack the robust/reliable performance I need. Many many times when pressing buttons it just stops working. I can be 6" away or 26' and it just stops. Then, magically, it just starts working again.

Is there a really good key fob I could pair with a feather radio to accomplish the same thing? That is, just 4 buttons on a key fob I can program to have my little Arduino Pro Mini do what I want; except I'd use the Feather instead.

https://www.adafruit.com/product/3177

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Re: Key fob interface with Feather?

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No, I'm afraid we don't have any keyfobs that work with the packet radio modules. Those use a much more complicated signal than the 315MHz version.

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Re: Key fob interface with Feather?

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Here's a robust key fob enabled receiver that plugs into an Arduino Mini. What if you built the same receiver into a Feather module so it's all-in-one board? Addressable/programmable key fobs. Basically a Feather board with a more reliable RF key fob receiver instead of those other versions you sell; they aren't very reliable.

https://store.ncd.io/product/key-fob-re ... ino-micro/

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