Re: TI-H: radio link...what's stopping us?
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Re: TI-H: radio link...what's stopping us?
>----- Original Message -----
>From: David Knaack <dknaack@geocities.com>
>To: <ti-hardware@lists.ticalc.org>
>Sent: Tuesday, February 09, 1999 12:06 PM
>Subject: Re: TI-H: radio link...what's stopping us?
>
>>what exactly is it that is stopping us from building a working radio link?
>
>Money and size of the whole thing!!!
>First alpha version of a TI <-> TI Radio link 2/25 - 3/5/99.
>The Radio link has nothing to do with Protocols so you can
>use it for games, backups or what ever you want to do
>with it.
>
>If the link is working then I'll try to build the network thing where
>many TI's are connected. There's no need for a TI Server. The server
>will be a Motorola 68CH11. The problem is the price.
>It wouldn't be any problem to make a network with 12 or even 21 Ti's
>but it would be kinda expensive. You could build a whole chat
>system though, like IRC with ops and all this shit. It's no problem
>to program the CH11 for this.
>A board for 21 Ti's would cost about $50. If think you could even link
>32 to this board.
>
>So what price/how many links would be the best solution?
A 68HC is in no way an I/O chruncher. I could do better with a 4pin PIC
with afew shift reigsters... Sad...
Take a look at www.scenix.com.
You're off track on the number of TI's. If designed correctly all the
links can and would share the same freq.
I've tried to do it the way you are (with the stupid gay TI-hub thing) and
it is a complete waste of money.
I2C over packet type radio is the best solution.
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