Re: adding Ethernet

From: Paul Hovnanian P.E. (Paul_at_Hovnanian.com)
Date: 11/06/04 

Date: Fri, 05 Nov 2004 21:04:25 -0800

Terry Given wrote:
>
> John Larkin wrote:
>
> > On Thu, 04 Nov 2004 19:32:55 -0800, "Paul Hovnanian P.E."
> > <Paul@Hovnanian.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> >>John Larkin wrote:
> >>
> >>>I just added Ethernet capability to an instrument, using a Lantronix
> >>>Xport thing (looks like a pcb-mount RJ45 connector, but has a cpu and
> >>>everything inside... amazing!) to convert ethernet to 57 Kbaud serial,
> >>>to talk binary data to my embedded uP. I'm using a program hacked in
> >>>PowerBasic (32-bit Console Compiler version) to talk to it from my PC
> >>>end. The whole thing was easy... not a single kluge, and things came
> >>>up directly.
> >>>
> >>>IEEE-488 must be mostly dead by now.
> >>>
> >>>John
> >>
> >>What sort of security does that Xport implement?
> >>
> >
> >
> > Actually, there's a version with data encryption, up to 256 bits. The
> > standard unit has a lot of security settings that can help it from
> > being configured/hacked from outside. There sould be vulnerabilities,
> > of course, but at least it doesn't run Windows.
> >
> > John
>
> I went to buy a replacement CD player for my van the other day (the
> original is 8 years old, and it cost more to repair than a new one).
> When I asked what would be my best (cheapest) solution, I was horrified
> to be told I should wait a couple more months to get a (IIRC) "WMA"
> stereo. Whats that? "Windows Media Access" he replied (or something like
> that), a car cd player running windows so I can also download MP3s. My
> response - like *** I want a windows operating system in a cd player.

I recall a magazine article about a home-brewed car audio system built
around a small Linux system. One feature was a WiFi card so that one
could park their car in the garage and update their playlist from their
desktop PC.

The killer app. these days is an auto adapter for an iPod.
  

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