Wow. This weekend it felt like the long and depressing winter we’ve had in the UK has finally come to an end. This has given added impetus to my automation project. I’m still testing stuff out at the moment, but I’ve found an arduino clone with inbuilt wireless that’s nice and cheap – the jeenode. I ordered a pair of the jeenode v4′s last Wednesday and they were delivered on Friday. Some self assembly is required and rudimentary soldering iron skills needed, but the instructions on the website are excellent. I did make a slight error – unlike the arduino mega which has an on board usb-ftdi combo, the jeenodes need a separate usb-ftdi lead….which I didn’t have. That’s on order and I look forwards to putting them through their paces.