I agree with you Steve.. Stick with what you're working on now. James Lux, P.E. Task Manager, SOMD Software Defined Radios Flight Communications Systems Section Jet Propulsion Laboratory 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Mail Stop 161-213 Pasadena, CA, 91109 +1(818)354-2075 phone +1(818)393-6875 fax
> -----Original Message----- > From: Steve Nance [mailto:sna...@charter.net] > Sent: Monday, March 23, 2009 11:12 AM > To: Lux, James P; 'Brian Lloyd'; flexradio@flex-radio.biz > Subject: RE: [Flexradio] Flexwire adapter > > Brian/Jim, > > Thanks for the info, but I think I'm going to stay with the > current plan for the time being. Especially until the new > architecture is debuted. It may be a whole new ball game > after that and the rules/goals/methods may change significantly. > > 73, > Steve K5FR > > > -----Original Message----- > From: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz > [mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of Lux, James P > Sent: Monday, March 23, 2009 12:15 PM > To: Brian Lloyd; flexradio@flex-radio.biz > Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Flexwire adapter > > > > > > My only comment is that using FlexWire to interface to the > "stunt box" > > means that the box may only be used with Flex radios. If > one were to > > use some other interface, IP-over-Ethernet would be my > first choice, > > then it could be used with any radio in any shack as the > Rig Control > > Program could send it commands just as easily. PowerSDR can just as > > easily send CAT commands via a network socket as it can a dedicated > > Flexwire socket. Yes, it would require the "stunt box" to > have an IP > > stack in it but more and more that is available with > microcontrollers. > > > > For example, if you don't want to have to build the network > stack you > > can start with something like the Maxim 'TINI'. > > > > http://www.maxim-ic.com/products/microcontrollers/tini/ > > > > I am sure there are others but that is one that is just off > the top of > > my head. > > > > > Or the stuff from Rabbit Semiconductor in Davis > http://www.rabbit.com/products/kits/ > I think the MiniCore RCM5700 has Etherenet, and the dev kit is $49. > > Of course, that doesn't have a box or isolation interfaces. > It might not even have the RJ45 connector, although I think > the dev kit does have that added. > > _______________________________________________ > FlexRadio Systems Mailing List > FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz > http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz > Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ > Knowledge Base: http://kc.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: > http://www.flex-radio.com/ > > _______________________________________________ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/
