Re: Rabbit/serial question

[treworgey]

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wrote:
> Glenn,
>
> Another option may be to use a TINI processor board:
>
> <a href="http://www.ibutton.com/TINI/index.html";>http://www.ibutton.com/TINI/index.html</a>
>
> This can be programmed in Java. I plan to do this but have not
> started yet! One advantage is that there are tools freely
available
> to create the Java code and the same code (or similar) can be used
on
> several platforms. My intention is to develop and debug on a PC
and
> then port it to the TINI. Proof will be in doing it!
>
> Also apart from the board itself minimal components are required to
> connect it to the LAN and the RS232. (This is a bit of an
assumption
> I have a development board that contains the interfaces and it is
> such a long time since I looked at it I can't remember what is on
it!)
>
> Have a look at: <a href="http://www.vinculum.com/1001.php";>http://www.vinculum.com/1001.php</a>

Another option that has a voltage regulator on it is here:

<a href="http://www.taylec.co.uk/acatalog/Taylec_Ltd_Products_Taylec_TINI_mothe";>http://www.taylec.co.uk/acatalog/Taylec_Ltd_Products_Taylec_TINI_mothe</a>
r__Boards_1.html

They also do some more advanced boards with displays and i/o. The
Stik looks promising too!

>
> Good luck!
>
> Cheers,
>
> Chris Williams
>
>
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"Sullivan, Glenn"
> <gsullivan@d...> wrote:
> > Before I dive in feet first, I want to make sure I am on the
right
> track.
> >
> > I have a device called "Net CallerID" which is
basically the US
> version of
> > the meteor. I would like to grab the serial stream it puts out,
> parse it,
> > and then create a xAP message over an Ethernet interface. My
first
> pass at
> > this will probably be a PC app, but I'd love to have it
standalone
> on
> > Ethernet.
> >
> > Why Ethernet? I have, or will have soon, CAT6 everywhere. It's
> all already
> > tied together, and rather than set up another network (either
> serial,
> > one-wire, or rs-485) I'd like to interface it directly to
> Ethernet. Also,
> > it is my understanding that the rabbit can support a simple web
> server,
> > which would make config/troubleshooting much easier.
> >
> > And it would be good practice...
> >
> > So, being a complete amateur at all of this, can you tell me if
I'm
> on the
> > right track? Any tips/pointers for getting started? I'm sure
that
> there
> > are tons of rabbit/serial examples on the web, and I know some of
> you guys
> > have done some xAP/Rabbit stuff, so it's just a matter of putting
> the stuff
> > together, right?
> >
> > Or am I way off base?
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
> >
> > Glenn Sullivan, MCSE+I MCDBA
> > David Clark Company Inc.