You can perform socket connections from UV and read/write directly from/to a TCP service. I agree that Lantronix makes nice equipment. The 802.11b dual-port box would work fine if you had a wireless access point to hook back into the LAN. The question comes down to laying cable or not. I would perform a signal test using a Laptop + PCMCIA card and an access point positioned near a permanent spot, for each area you planned on installing an 802.11b serial bridge. Poor signal = poor/no results = more money for antenna hardware. That's still cheaper than running cable and chaining high-grade switches as repeaters. There's so many ways to go about it all.
Glen > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, April 11, 2005 4:12 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [U2] Factory Floor Automation - Serial Connectivity ? > > > Replying to my own messaging... Kind of like talking to myself... > > With newer UV versions you shouldn't need the C socket program but be > able to talk to the device server directly. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, April 11, 2005 3:43 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [U2] Factory Floor Automation - Serial Connectivity ? > > At my last job, we often had to talk to laboratory instruments > (bi-directional interfaces) that primarily serial based. We'd use single > port Lantronix device servers (MSS-100 or UDS-100) which are basically > single port terminal servers. On the host end we had a socket program > that could talk to the device. From there you use a socket program on > the UV box, and a phantom that talks to it. Pretty painless all in > all... The lantronix boxes are often on ebay < $50 if you wanted to try > one out without getting in too deep. > > Short version: > Machine (serial) -> lantronix -> network -> C socket pgm -> UV phantom > > I'm sure there are numerous other ways to do it as well without needing > full pc. This is just one way we used. > > Enjoy, > Robert > ------- > u2-users mailing list > [email protected] > To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/ ------- u2-users mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/
