[ale] semi [OT] running a robot with linux

[Ron Frazier]

Mike,

I know what you're saying.  Rock solid is very important.  It's just
that, for the home automation touch pad screen I was considering
building (never did), I needed WiFi G or possibly N.  The standard specs
didn't cut it.

It's also amazing how long some of the older technology remains in use.

Sincerely,

Ron

On Sat, 2011-01-22 at 07:14 -0500, Mike Harrison wrote:
> On Sat, 22 Jan 2011, Ron Frazier wrote:
> > The microcontroller makers are now raving on
> > about how their chips have usb (at 12Mbps I might add) and ethernet (at
> > 10Mbps) interfaces!  That train left the station 10 years ago.  That
> > doesn't impress me.
> 
> It's useful speeds for microcontrollers at speeds and power levels
> the rest of the electronics package can support. I'd rather have a
> rock solid 9600 baud serial, than flakey GigE for a controller.
> Hopefully in these cases, it's rock solid USB and 10Mbps ethernet.
> 
> And yeah.. I still deal with 9600 baud serial...
> 

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