Re: Re: New devices, new users

["Frank Mc Alinden" <fmcalind@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Lehane

> The retail and distribution industries are still in trial and the
> standards are still fluid. EPC looks like having a big following on
> HF/UHF. Of course, for a closed application the standards may not
> matter but long term the cheapest RFID units (and tags) will be those
> adopted in their millions/billions - just like bar codes.

Ah well.....Doesnt seem to be of any interest to anyone anyway.........


> I hope to have an ethernet OSD in the New Year. I just got a couple
> of Modtronix modules to go with the Netiom and will be using them
> with a 4x20 display and some switches.

Oh good.........Got a link to the netiom module ??? and idea of costs ????

Frank


----- Original Message -----
From: "g8kmh" <lehane@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_xpl@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, December 16, 2004 1:33 AM
Subject: [ukha_xpl] Re: New devices, new users


>
>
> RFID is still a can of worms!!
>
> The retail and distribution industries are still in trial and the
> standards are still fluid. EPC looks like having a big following on
> HF/UHF. Of course, for a closed application the standards may not
> matter but long term the cheapest RFID units (and tags) will be those
> adopted in their millions/billions - just like bar codes.
>
>
> I hope to have an ethernet OSD in the New Year. I just got a couple
> of Modtronix modules to go with the Netiom and will be using them
> with a 4x20 display and some switches.
>
> The coding of the stack is proceeding - the limitations of memory are
> the main challenge - no room for an MTU buffer on the chip so it has
> to be read/interpreted on the fly from the NIC.
>
> Lehane
>
>
>
> --- In ukha_xpl@xxxxxxx, "Frank Mc Alinden"
<fmcalind@b...>
> wrote:
> > Hi All
> >         A couple of  devices that i have been thinking of xPling
> are ,
> > ...Lcd.......rfid.........
> >
> > I was hoping to be able to incorporate the lcd into the dmx stuff
> but that
> > makes it very restrictive...
> > Would be better as Lehane suggested and make it as an osd
> device..........
> >
> > I bought a rfid kit  a while back and did mention on the list , i
> still
> > have it on the bench gathering dust....I was thinking of doing a
> serial
> > version of it if people are interested.....
> > some links below..first one is Jaycar Kit that i bought......The
> other link
> > is the rfid readers ......
> >
> > Which ever project i  start (if enough interest) i was thinking
it
> would be
> > better to have them on a rs485 network so multiple units can be
on
> the same
> > network but my understanding of rs485  ,is that it requires a
> master ????
> > and not sure how this would be best implemented in a xPL
> enviroment ...any
> > ideas ????
> >
> > http://tinyurl.com/7xtn3
> >
> > http://tinyurl.com/68c5v
> >
> > Frank
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Mal Lansell" <mlansell@f...>
> > To: <ukha_xpl@xxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Monday, December 13, 2004 9:54 PM
> > Subject: [ukha_xpl] New devices, new users
> >
> >
> > >
> > > It seems that my W800 service has been fairly useful to some
> people (more
> > > than I thought it would be, to be honest) and appears to
have
> attracted a
> > > few new people to xPL.
> > >
> > > Tony's xplRioNet is a definite favourite of many, and must
be
> responsible
> > > for a large number of people choosing  xPL.
> > >
> > > It makes me wonder whether there are other people out there
just
> waiting
> > for
> > > support for a particular device before they take the plunge.
> There's been
> > a
> > > big surge in group postings recently, and it would be nice
for
> that to
> > > continue.  So, is anyone waiting for a device to be xPL'd? 
Or do
> you know
> > > of a device that, if supported, could attract even more
people to
> the xPL
> > > world?
> > >
> > > Mal
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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