In a message dated 21/02/2007 23:07:03 GMT Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
>The email from Nasta was dated December 2006. >The etherIDE would be a good project - the main problem would most >definitely be the lack of a TCP/IP stack and drivers. >Alas Peter Graf knows how to implement this You dont mean "Alas only Peter Graf knows how to implement this" How about this from the web: "uIP is an implementation of the TCP/IP protocol stack intended for small 8-bit and 16-bit microcontrollers. It provides the necessary protocols for Internet communication, with a very small code footprint and RAM requirements - the uIP _code size_ (http://www.sics.se/~adam/uip/size.html) is on the order of a few kilobytes and _RAM usage_ (http://www.sics.se/~adam/uip/size.html) is on the order of a few hundred bytes. uIP is open source software written in the C programming language and the _documentation_ (http://www.sics.se/~adam/uip/documentation.html) and _source code_ (http://www.sics.se/~adam/uip/download.html) is free to use and distribute for both commercial and non-commercial use as long as proper credit is given (the full BSD-style license is _here_ (http://www.sics.se/~adam/uip/license.html) ). It has been ported a wide range of 8-bit microcontrollers and is used in a large number of embedded products and projects (see the _Links page_ (http://www.sics.se/~adam/uip/links.html) for a few examples)." As I see it we should try to progress one step at a time. First can the etherIDE oroject be built? You could find the answer to that. Second if it still can be built how much interest is there in aquiring a board and is there a trader interested in selling, again you perhaps.Third can uIP be ported or can Jon Dent's TCP/IP stack be ported across. His development is stalled but has functionalility. I have used it around Christmas time. The problem I experienced is that it does not connect stably to just any IP service provider and specifically with the ones I use at the moment but it may well be fine with bespoke hardware.. Jon is approachable and this might stimulate further development. Duncan _______________________________________________ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
