Re: [LHA-misc] RE: HCS Web Pages

[Neil C. <nc...@ho...>]

"Van Tassel, Bob" wrote:
> 
> Thanks Neil, that was very helpful.  I'm now thinking along the lines of
> buying a board from Lineo for $300 that has Linux and Ethernet already on
> board with 21 I/O pins.  Check them out
> http://www.lineo.com/products/ucsimm/index.html.

I answered this part in another reply, like I said before, don't take my word
as discouragement towards such a project.

> I realize there is a lot of support and info for the HCS board, but the
> hardware is using five year old technology and costs $500.  Seems like all
> that is missing from the lineo solution is an XJ11 connector to talk to a
> Two-way Powerline Interface (TW523) from X10.com.  Am I missing something?

Mike correct the cost issue and new/old technology is a funny thing. BTW the
HCS now uses a S180 which is 2 year old technology. :-) The uCsimm is using
5 year old technology (maybe a bit older, it's based on the 68K chip, right?).
In reality both are based on 20+ year old technology (68K ~78, Z80 ~77).
Be wary of technology as is often nothing more than marketing hype. After all
shouldn't we replace the TCP/IP (30+ years), ethernet (20+), cellular (30+)
and wireless networks (30+). :-)

> I'm starting from a clean slate, so I'm trying not to just blindly follow
> what most people are doing.  Which is why I'm thinking about CeBus.  Are
> X-10 commands simply a subset of CeBus?  Do you know of a TW523 like device
> for the CeBus?

This is a good thing, new ideas are always good. I've seen a power line CeBus
modem for ~$350 (US) but I haven't been able to find the link again. X10 and
CeBus (and LONWorks) are not compatible in any way.

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