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RE: Re: RS485 - XPL on the wire
- Subject: RE: Re: RS485 - XPL on the wire
- From: "Andy Laurence" <andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2004 14:08:33 +0100
From: steve.cooper@xxxxxxx [mailto:steve.cooper@xxxxxxx]
> Not that I've seen but there are a few ethernet implementations on PIC
> chips that use chips like the Realtek ethernet chip to do the
interfacing.
> By the time you have a ethernet stack implemented it doesn't leave to
much
> space on even the bigger chips for the other stuff. Been meaning to
> investigate further but not yet had the time.
It's also not cheap for the chips on their own. A cheaper, but larger
solution is http://picnic.sf.net
Of course, if everything runs over Ethernet, cabling your house is less of
an issue, as gaps can be bridged with wireless. Good for me - I can't
cable my front room :-/
Cheers,
Andy
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