Date   : Wed, 27 Jul 2005 12:31:11 +0200
From   : "Eelco Huininga" <eelco@...>
Subject: Re: Econet-Ethernet bridge

 

> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
> Van: Philip Blundell [mailto:pb@...] 
> Verzonden: dinsdag 26 juli 2005 18:31
> Aan: Eelco Huininga
> CC: bbc-micro@...
> Onderwerp: Re: [BBC-Micro] RE: Econet-Ethernet bridge
> 
> I was already planning to use the Master econet module, since that
> seemed like the easiest way to obtain the ADLC functionality 
> given that
> the 68B54 and the Z80 SIO are both discontinued, and the Master modules

Interesting. Are you saying that there are Econet modules available which
use Z80 SIO's? I've never heard of them....


> seem to be easy to obtain.  A ready-made Ethernet module would be OK,
> but probably more expensive (and mechanically more cumbersome) than
> integrating those parts directly onto a PCB.

Agreed. The reason I was going for the pre-built modules was that IMHO
soldering SMD devices to PCB's can be a b*tch. If anyone can tell me how to
do this relatively easy at home, then I'd go for the directly-mounted-to-PCB
parts as well.

 
> The ATmega162 micro that I had in mind only has 16kB of flash program
> memory, which might not be sufficient if you wanted to start adding
> significant amounts of new functionality.  But we could 
> probably find a larger uC if you wanted to go down that path.

Indeed that shouldn't be a problem. uC's are widely available in all shapes
an sizes.


Eelco