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Georg Neugschwandtner — Sat, 22 Dec 2012 08:57:36 -0000

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-ACTIface (A Customizable TP-UART Interface) connects a PC to a KNX TP1 (EIB TP) network. It is built around a popular ASIC (the TP-UART) and optionally includes a microcontroller for improving communication with the PC (or standalone operation).
+ACTIface (A Customizable TP-UART Interface) connects a PC to a [KNX](http://www.knx.org) TP1 (EIB TP) network. It is built around a popular ASIC (the TP-UART). What you can download here are the design files for the ACTIface circuit board and the firmware for the microcontroller on it.

-What you can download here are the design files for the ACTIface circuit board and the firmware for the microcontroller on it. The [ACTIface project website](http://actiface.sourceforge.net) contains a really comprehensive description. Don't miss out on this one!
+The [ACTIface project website](http://actiface.sourceforge.net) contains a really comprehensive description. Don't miss out on this one! Here is a brief feature summary:
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+* ACTIface contains a TI MSP430 microcontroller and the necessary firmware to work around certain issues in the TP-UART-to-host protocol, with absolutely minimal changes to the protocol itself
+* The MSP430 firmware includes a software UART library which can be used in other projects
+* ACTIface can also work as a standalone KNX device (if you write a new program for the MSP430)
+* You can also leave out the microcontroller if you only need an adapter between the TP-UART and an interface with RS-232 voltage levels
+* Connectors and jumpers on the PCB are labelled so you do not have to use an enclosure if you do not want to
+* The software tools for programming the microcontroller and for modifying the PCB design are available free of charge

 If you are interested in the Siemens TP-UART chip, you may also be interested in the newer Siemens TP-UART 2, Elmos Semiconductor E981.03 and ON Semiconductor NCN5120 (please use your favourite search engine to obtain the datasheets, the URLs are changing all the time). In addition to the evaluation/demo boards which are available from the IC manufacturers, there are (currently) two designs from academia:

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Georg Neugschwandtner — Sat, 22 Dec 2012 08:29:23 -0000

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 What you can download here are the design files for the ACTIface circuit board and the firmware for the microcontroller on it. The [ACTIface project website](http://actiface.sourceforge.net) contains a really comprehensive description. Don't miss out on this one!

-If you are interested in the Siemens TP-UART chip, you may also be interested in the newer Siemens TP-UART 2 and ELMOS E981.03 ICs (please use your favourite search engine to obtain the datasheets, the URLs change too often). Evaluation/demo boards for these ICs are available from the manufacturers. In addition, the FH Deggendorf has published layout files for a [TP-UART 2 evaluation board](http://knxathome.fh-deggendorf.de/wiki-tpuart2/).
+If you are interested in the Siemens TP-UART chip, you may also be interested in the newer Siemens TP-UART 2, Elmos Semiconductor E981.03 and ON Semiconductor NCN5120 (please use your favourite search engine to obtain the datasheets, the URLs are changing all the time). In addition to the evaluation/demo boards which are available from the IC manufacturers, there are (currently) two designs from academia:
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+* [TP-UART 2 evaluation board](http://knxathome.fh-deggendorf.de/wiki-tpuart2/) - FH Deggendorf
+* [USB/TPUART2 interface](http://aat.technikum-wien.at/wiki/USB_/_TPUART2_Interface) - FH Technikum Wien

 But then again, the lead pitch of the "old" TP-UART is much more tinker-friendly...

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Georg Neugschwandtner — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 22:44:58 -0000

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 ACTIface (A Customizable TP-UART Interface) connects a PC to a KNX TP1 (EIB TP) network. It is built around a popular ASIC (the TP-UART) and optionally includes a microcontroller for improving communication with the PC (or standalone operation).

-Even if Sourceforge says so in the page title, it has nothing to do with system administration - there just was no better category on Sourceforge than "networking" to put the project in.
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-The [ACTIface project website](http://actiface.sourceforge.net) contains a really comprehensive description. Don't miss out on this one.
+What you can download here are the design files for the ACTIface circuit board and the firmware for the microcontroller on it. The [ACTIface project website](http://actiface.sourceforge.net) contains a really comprehensive description. Don't miss out on this one!

 If you are interested in the Siemens TP-UART chip, you may also be interested in the newer Siemens TP-UART 2 and ELMOS E981.03 ICs (please use your favourite search engine to obtain the datasheets, the URLs change too often). Evaluation/demo boards for these ICs are available from the manufacturers. In addition, the FH Deggendorf has published layout files for a [TP-UART 2 evaluation board](http://knxathome.fh-deggendorf.de/wiki-tpuart2/).

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Georg Neugschwandtner — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 22:28:42 -0000

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 Even if Sourceforge says so in the page title, it has nothing to do with system administration - there just was no better category on Sourceforge than "networking" to put the project in.

-The [ACTIface project website](http://calimero.sourceforge.net) contains a really comprehensive description.
+The [ACTIface project website](http://actiface.sourceforge.net) contains a really comprehensive description. Don't miss out on this one.

 If you are interested in the Siemens TP-UART chip, you may also be interested in the newer Siemens TP-UART 2 and ELMOS E981.03 ICs (please use your favourite search engine to obtain the datasheets, the URLs change too often). Evaluation/demo boards for these ICs are available from the manufacturers. In addition, the FH Deggendorf has published layout files for a [TP-UART 2 evaluation board](http://knxathome.fh-deggendorf.de/wiki-tpuart2/).

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Georg Neugschwandtner — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 22:26:14 -0000

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-Welcome to your wiki!
+ACTIface (A Customizable TP-UART Interface) connects a PC to a KNX TP1 (EIB TP) network. It is built around a popular ASIC (the TP-UART) and optionally includes a microcontroller for improving communication with the PC (or standalone operation).

-This is the default page, edit it as you see fit. To add a new page simply reference it within brackets, e.g.: [SamplePage].
+Even if Sourceforge says so in the page title, it has nothing to do with system administration - there just was no better category on Sourceforge than "networking" to put the project in.

-The wiki uses [Markdown](/p/actiface/wiki/markdown_syntax/) syntax.
+The [ACTIface project website](http://calimero.sourceforge.net) contains a really comprehensive description.

-[[project_admins]]
-[[download_button]]
+If you are interested in the Siemens TP-UART chip, you may also be interested in the newer Siemens TP-UART 2 and ELMOS E981.03 ICs (please use your favourite search engine to obtain the datasheets, the URLs change too often). Evaluation/demo boards for these ICs are available from the manufacturers. In addition, the FH Deggendorf has published layout files for a [TP-UART 2 evaluation board](http://knxathome.fh-deggendorf.de/wiki-tpuart2/).
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+But then again, the lead pitch of the "old" TP-UART is much more tinker-friendly... 
+

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Georg Neugschwandtner — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 20:20:32 -0000

Welcome to your wiki!

This is the default page, edit it as you see fit. To add a new page simply reference it within brackets, e.g.: [SamplePage].

The wiki uses Markdown syntax.

Andreas Fernbach
Georg Neugschwandtner