RE: Re: EXCLUSIVE - New WebBrick Launched

["Paul Gale" <groups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Yes please - I'm a bit clueless too ;)

Paul.



-----Original Message-----
From: Frank Mc Alinden [mailto:fmcalind@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 25 January 2005 11:44
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Re: EXCLUSIVE - New WebBrick Launched


Hi David

>If what you want to do fits within the capabilities of the onboard
>state machine, the WebBrick looks a great autonomous solution

Can you explain what a state machine is and what it can do please ???
Thanks
Frank


----- Original Message -----
From: "David Buckley" <db@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2005 10:37 PM
Subject: [ukha_d] Re: EXCLUSIVE - New WebBrick Launched


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> > It does include a lot of I/O for the price.
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> > The only unknown for me so far is the software side of things -
> > how easy is it to create complex applications I wonder?
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> I've blimped the documentation, and it does have an interesting
> collection of I/O, but as an I/O device the Phaedrus Netiom (a
> networked version of the VIOM so familiar hereabouts) has 16 digi in,
> 4 analog in and 16 digi out (upgradable to relay out using the same
> relay boards as the VIOM) plus a network driven slave RS232 port for
> 69UKP plus VAT.  What you lose on the Netiom is the (1-wire)
> temperature sensor input, rotary encoder input, analogue outs, and
> most importantly, the local intelligence state machine.
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> That is the big difference - the WebBrick has local intelligence
> capability as well as network control.  It is an autonomous
> controller.  The Netiom uses a PIC for everything, the WebBrick uses a
> PIC for I/O and processing, and a SitePlayer telnet unit for network
> comms.
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> If what you want to do fits within the capabilities of the onboard
> state machine, the WebBrick looks a great autonomous solution.  If
> not, then you either have to share the logic between the onboard state
> machine and something external on (generally) a PC, or do all the
> logic on a PC.  If you get as far as doing it all on the PC (in for a
> penny, in for a pound, only one set of code to maintain) then as a
> pure I/O device its a bit expensive.  If what you need is clever
> processing on a PC, but simple backstop autonomous processing to save
> your butt (or your house, or your fish, or your electricity bill) when
> the PC crashes, the WebBrick may be close to the perfect solution.
> Thats the role I see it best in.
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> Another very interesting HA option.  Yay.
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