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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
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> 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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