Re: [9fans] arcnet

2013-02-21 Thread steve
On 21 Feb 2013, at 17:36, lu...@proxima.alt.za wrote: >> Not sure what you mean, but we run arcnet in bus mode (no central hub), on >> 75 ohm coax with modified PCI cards using 75ohm terminations - 75ohm coax >> abounds in TV stations. > > The cost of maintaining such a system must look prohibi

Re: [9fans] arcnet

2013-02-21 Thread Calvin Morrison
On 21 February 2013 14:39, hiro <23h...@gmail.com> wrote: > yeah, an other quote from that website: > > Designers write their own application layer to meet their particular > needs and frequently do not advertise the fact that ARCNET is being > used in their product. ARCNET receives no name recogni

Re: [9fans] arcnet

2013-02-21 Thread Calvin Morrison
On 21 February 2013 14:26, Jeff Sickel wrote: > > On Feb 21, 2013, at 12:44 PM, erik quanstrom wrote: > However, because of its simple, robust nature, ARCNET controllers are still sold and used in industrial, embedded, and automotive applications. >>> >>> Sounds positively anachron

Re: [9fans] arcnet

2013-02-21 Thread Jeff Sickel
On Feb 21, 2013, at 12:44 PM, erik quanstrom wrote: >>> However, because of its simple, robust nature, ARCNET controllers are >>> still sold and used in industrial, embedded, and automotive >>> applications. >> >> Sounds positively anachronistic. Thanks for the clarification. > > and so is rs

Re: [9fans] arcnet

2013-02-21 Thread erik quanstrom
> > However, because of its simple, robust nature, ARCNET controllers are > > still sold and used in industrial, embedded, and automotive > > applications. > > Sounds positively anachronistic. Thanks for the clarification. and so is rs-232. usb is the way of the future. :-) i say this with to

Re: [9fans] arcnet

2013-02-21 Thread lucio
> However, because of its simple, robust nature, ARCNET controllers are > still sold and used in industrial, embedded, and automotive > applications. Sounds positively anachronistic. Thanks for the clarification. ++L

Re: [9fans] arcnet

2013-02-21 Thread lucio
> Not sure what you mean, but we run arcnet in bus mode (no central hub), on > 75 ohm coax with modified PCI cards using 75ohm terminations - 75ohm coax > abounds in TV stations. The cost of maintaining such a system must look prohibitive when compared with off-the-shelf products. And then you ne

Re: [9fans] arcnet

2013-02-21 Thread David Leimbach
Sent from my iPhone On Feb 21, 2013, at 6:16 AM, Charles Forsyth wrote: > > On 21 February 2013 12:54, hiro <23h...@gmail.com> wrote: >> they say it's pretty deterministic. good read from wikipedia. > > I was disappointed to discover that ARCNET did not, in fact, send packets by > shooting

Re: [9fans] arcnet

2013-02-21 Thread Steve Simon
> How do they propose to maintain it when the equipment starts failing? Not sure what you mean, but we run arcnet in bus mode (no central hub), on 75 ohm coax with modified PCI cards using 75ohm terminations - 75ohm coax abounds in TV stations. The advantage of this is we can use existing Video w

Re: [9fans] arcnet

2013-02-20 Thread lucio
> my employer uses it for data comms in TV stations, but this is becoming > superseded by ethernet these days, are we the last bastion? How do they propose to maintain it when the equipment starts failing? ++L

Re: [9fans] arcnet

2013-02-20 Thread Matthew Veety
It seems so. I haven't heard it being used in my lifetime. On Feb 20, 2013, at 11:57, steve wrote: > > just a straw poll, anyone here use arcnet or know of any significant modern > use, > > my employer uses it for data comms in TV stations, but this is becoming > superseded by ethernet these

[9fans] arcnet

2013-02-20 Thread steve
just a straw poll, anyone here use arcnet or know of any significant modern use, my employer uses it for data comms in TV stations, but this is becoming superseded by ethernet these days, are we the last bastion? -Steve