On Tue, Jun 08, 1999 at 02:51:29PM -0400, Patrick Ouellette wrote:
> Yes, it has come full circle. Let's build a box with an ethernet
> interface on one end and a radio port on the other. Wait a min.
> I have one of those... it's a linux box configured with soundmodem
> ports....
Actually I think a UDP/IP speaking microcontroller
on 10BaseT is possible solution. KISS/UDP/IP isn't
that difficult a protocol to cook up :)
Some interesting cadgets for that type of use I know
that http://www.iti.fi/iti.html does. (UDP/IP over
ethernet by Motorola 68HC11 ...)
Cygnus does have some free operating system kernel
available too.. (It is called VSTa, I believe,
but it in itself does not contain IP in any form.)
One problem at Ethernets is need for EUI-48 number
space to get GLOBALLY UNIQUE identities for the gadgets.
Those are sold in 23 bit chunks (I think), at USD 5000
per chunk. (Possibly the chunk is smaller, though..)
I do think (but don't know for sure, didn't spend time
enough at reading the spec), that USB does device auto-
numbering, and doesn't per se need static globally unique
device identities/serial numbers.. It does have device
class information, e.g. info telling that this is a
mouse, or a communication device, or a ...
> :-)
> When does the 10Mbps radio link kit (card and radio with sufficient
> bandwidth) come out??
Is 10 GHz RF ok for you ? Or do you need 24 GHz ?
> This entire message is a tongue in cheek post. Feel free to
> laugh/smile/grin now.
> 73,
> Pat KB8PYM
Always, always :)
Matti Aarnio, OH2MQK
