Petri Pellinen wrote:
in case anyone is interested, there's a pic of the second prototype
version
of an ethernet / TCP/IP expansion card for the QL available on Flickr:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/petrip/6883064083/
Fresh off the production line, it was finished tonight :) And the amazing
thing is that it actually works. To me, the hardware side of things was
the
scary/educational part of the project. Now I feel confident that this
prototype can be used as a nice starting point for prototype v3 with an
actual printed circuit board.
I was forced to take a long (10 months!) break from all hobbies due to
hectic personal/business life but finally had some time to put this second
version together. Now that I have hardware that can actually be handled
without fear of tearing a wire loose I can concentrate on the software
side
of things. I have the source code for a rudimentary socket layer interface
for the WizNet module (the TCP-IP-on-a-chip on the board) and will try to
compile something with it. A very simple command line HTTP client would
probably be an interesting starting point as that would open up all kinds
of possibilities (file download, REST client, etc).
Congratulations, and good luck with the software side of it, since that's
been the downfall of many a promising hardware project in the past.
Please keep us informed of developments.
Dilwyn Jones
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