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Modify Nokia 3410 For Use In A Bike Alarm?

  • 28-07-2005 2:42pm
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    Closed Accounts Posts: 2


    Hi, I am trying to make a cheep but effective motorbike / scooter alarm, I am aware that such alarms exist on the market today but seem to be a bit pricy. I want to use a cheep nokia 3410 mobile concealed in a waterproof plastic box under the fairing which would make it inaccessible.
    The phone can remain switched on but constantly connected to a 12v standard car battery charger which would be connected to the scooter battery.
    To trigger the phone to send a pre-programmed text to a pre-programmed number i was wondering if i could use (modify) the phones data cable connected to a motion detector via a key switch (to enable / disable the device)? So if the bike is moved I would receive a text. The phone would also have to reset itself ready to send another text, if possible with a timer of about 1 minute.
    Can someone help me with a solution please. :confused:
    My apologies for posting in the wrong forum last time.


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 6,151 ✭✭✭Thomas_S_Hunterson


    I'm sure it can be done, but it seems a bit over ambitious unless you are an absolute genius in the field of electronic engineering, The nokia BIOS would probably need to be flashed, (probably illegal, i dont know for sure tho) and you'd encounter all kinds of hardware incompatibilities and problems, is it really worth it?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,028 ✭✭✭oq4v3ht0u76kf2


    It's a bloody brilliant idea and sounds like a great project to get working on but from what you've mentioned a firm grounding in the fields of EE and Nokia firmware would be needed. Perhaps a group project?


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