Thanks for clarification. I've missed the info (as you say time flies :P). Perhaps we can create a wiki page in qi-hardware.com (or in other place), to have it as reference and avoid dumb people (like me) asking this again.
On Thu, Jan 16, 2014 at 5:38 PM, Werner Almesberger <[email protected]>wrote: > Felix wrote: > > Wow, I feel lost at some point. I though that the Y-Box will be used to > > connect anelok to pc, but now it's like an independent wireless proxy, > no? > > The main role of the Y-Box was originally to connect USB devices to > Anelok. Since Anelok cannot provide USB power to the device, we take > that from a PC (or any other USB power source). > > To talk to Anelok via RF, the PC needs a transceiver. That was > originally (802.15.4) ATUSB but with the upcoming switch to BTLE, > we'll need something new. > > The BTLE standard is not mature enough to offer acceptable security. > We therefore can't rely on an off the self product for the time > being. For a simple USB HID interface we also can't count on a > software solution on the PC. So also with BTLE, we'll want to have > our own RF dongle and implement decent security there, be it some > non-standard solution for now or whatever the future will bring. > > Considering that we're already occupying one USB port to power the > Y-Box, it makes sense to also use the data lines on that port and > thus not waste another port the the RF dongle. > > I already mentioned this idea almost two months ago (how time > flies ;-), along with some more background: > > http://lists.en.qi-hardware.com/pipermail/discussion/2013-November/010396.html > > The Y-Box could therefore be used in the following roles: > > - USB host adapter for Anelok, RF not used. > > - "enhanced" BTLE dongle on the PC, Anelok not connected by cable. > > - both USB host adapter for Anelok and RF communication (with > Anelok or with whatever) > > If and when the BTLE folks get their act together and specify proper > security, it may make sense to switch to using some mass-market BTLE > dongle. But for now we're better off having a bit of extra > flexibility. > > - Werner > > _______________________________________________ > Qi Hardware Discussion List > Mail to list (members only): [email protected] > Subscribe or Unsubscribe: > http://lists.en.qi-hardware.com/mailman/listinfo/discussion > -- Felix
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