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RE: Re: Serial over Ethernet


  • To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
  • Subject: RE: Re: Serial over Ethernet
  • From: Primož Gabrijelčič <gabr@xxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 8 Dec 2003 23:25:59 +0100
  • Mailing-list: list ukha_d@xxxxxxx; contact ukha_d-owner@xxxxxxx
  • Reply-to: ukha_d@xxxxxxx

> I am hoping very affordable as this is one of the main drivers for my
> doing this. To be honest the hardware cost is one of the smaller
> costs anyway as this will need its own PCB and soldering the chips is
> not an easy job.

SMD?

> The Ethernet chips will come from Germay and everything else is
> local. Total hardware cost might be as low as 20 quid for Ethernet
> only. Add to that the Atmel chip and supporting components and it
> doubles. A PCB at a fiver gives us something like 50 quid.

Acceptable, although oh so much more expensive than ethernet board for the
PC :(

> I think it is important to see these as more than just serial
> endpoints for Ethernet.

Yes, of course.

> Mind you, for your own use this is still dirt cheap compared to the
> commercial solutions out there.

There, I must agree.

> The Rabbit solution comes in slightly more expensive but the base
> board has all the difficult soldering done. I don't have the
> development kit so I will be sticking with the Atmel plan.
>
> What do you think?

I'm game.

Should we move this into some more private place?

Best regards,
Primoz



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