## What Does It Do? **WebJack is a wired, bidirectional data link between the Arduino Uno and your phone, established via headphone jack.** It uses two distinct frequencies for a modem-like serial transmission of data. WebJacks runs in the browser and its goal is to provide a way to read sensors without the burden to install native applications. Look for recent updates on Public Lab [here](http://publiclab.org/tag/webjack).  ## Activities This is a list of community-generated guides for specific applications and the development of WebJack. These [activities can be categorized](https://publiclab.org/wiki/activity-categories), and some may be more reproduced -- or reproducible -- than others. Try them out to build your skills, and help improve them by leaving comments. Together, we can repeat and refine the activities into experiments. ### Activity grid [activities:webjack] **** ## Frequently Asked Questions Ask a question about WebJack [notes:question:webjack] **** [](//i.publiclab.org/system/images/photos/000/017/089/original/IMG_0138_web.JPG) WebJack is an open source client-side JavaScript library that acts as audio modem. It is built for use with [SoftModem](https://github.com/arms22/SoftModem), the Arduino-side code. For example, with WebJack you can transmit: * data as text * binary data * Firmata RPC messages *** ## Challenges We're working to refine and improve WebJack on a number of fronts; here, take a look at the leading challenges we're hoping to solve, and post your own. Be sure to add: * constraints: expense, complexity * goals: performance, use cases [questions:webjack-challenge] **** ## Build a data link with WebJack Instructions on the circuit and software needed for WebJack can be found here: https://publiclab.org/notes/rmeister/07-18-2016/webjack-testers-needed ### Demo WebJack applications - [Using Firmata with WebJack as transport](https://publiclab.github.io/webjack-firmata/example): - [WebJack demo website](https://publiclab.github.io/webjack/examples) ###Notes: - For more information about WebJack, post a question to the "dev" mailing list [here](https://groups.google.com/group/plots-dev)) (also listed in the left sidebar) - The github repo of WebJack is [here](https://github.com/publiclab/webjack) ...
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| rmeister | "Hi Liz, thanks for your feedback! You can click on the photo to get a larger version. There the connections are visible more clearly. I'll see if I..." | Read more » | almost 8 years ago | |||
| rmeister | "Oh, maybe I should add a note for iPhone and Mac users. According to this site, Safari does not support WebRTC yet: http://iswebrtcreadyyet.com/ " | Read more » | almost 8 years ago | |||
| warren | "Huh, it's weird, but I could have sworn I clicked a link earlier and got http. But it seems fine now. I wonder what happened. Note to future selve..." | Read more » | almost 8 years ago | |||
| rmeister | "Is there somewhere a link without https? " | Read more » | almost 8 years ago | |||
| rmeister | "Cool, thanks for your results! Chrome Android → Chrome Android did work for me, but not very well. Sometimes I had to repeat sending like 10 times..." | Read more » | almost 8 years ago | |||
| warren | "Oh, also -- for the WebRTC to work, you need to link to the https version of the Github Pages site -- because that's now required for audio access ..." | Read more » | almost 8 years ago | |||
| warren | "I'm curious about the browser-to-browser use case, because as a SoftModem compatible protocol, we could also make this available as a general purpo..." | Read more » | almost 8 years ago | |||
| liz | "Hi Richard, These are great instructions! I don't have experience to read the wiring diagram, and can't tell from the photo exactly what the signif..." | Read more » | almost 8 years ago | |||
| warren | "I'm hoping to test with an Arduino soon too, but as a first attempt I was able to get "Hello world!" to transmit from my phone to my laptop with no..." | Read more » | almost 8 years ago | |||
| rmeister | "Makes sense :) I'll go for the main discussion list first, probably with a research note, as pictures don't go well with emails. Then I'll work al..." | Read more » | almost 8 years ago | |||
| warren | "I think that if you post on instructables, we should be sure there are clear ways to contribute, since you might get some good attention from folks..." | Read more » | almost 8 years ago | |||
| rmeister | "Thanks Jeff! You are right, the explanation is rather short. And in addition to asking at the main discussion list, I had the idea to write an art..." | Read more » | almost 8 years ago | |||
| warren | "Wow, some really impressive detective work here, Richard! Kudos. I should be able to do a test with my phone and Chromebook but am still traveling..." | Read more » | almost 8 years ago |