On Dec 22, 2005, at 2:46 PM, Christian Klippel wrote:
hi,
Am Donnerstag 22 Dezember 2005 20:11 schrieb Sylvain:
Hi list,
Just wondering, I read the thread about the topic, but I am quite confused about the fact that nobody mentioned chips with TCP/IP
layer. I would find useful, as Pd already has pre-built objects that can listen to TCP ports, to send Pd raw information about the sensors used, and then do anything you want with it. It is because it is not as cheap as other solutions ? Cause I find this solution pretty attractive. I am actually trying to set up a little project with students using this
type of component to make them discover how to control sound with sensors.
I know that it may sound to some people like the hammer to smash the fly (as we say in french), but as my lab can afford it ... Any comment welcome.Sylvain
the multio will get a 10baseT extension beginning of next year, so its
on ethernet then.but im not sure about the latency of that. it may be fine when there is nothing else is happening on that particular netsegment, we will see.
usb is pretty fast, available on almost any device nowdays, and allows
for longer distances as well.
According to spec, 10BaseT has a maximum cable length of 100m. USB 1.0
spec says 5m. I've used 100BaseT on cables well over 100m, so that
spec is quite conservative. I've heard about people having quite a few
troubles trying to get USB up to 20m.
Plus you can get a 300m spool of CAT5 for US$40. Ethernet is really
far better than USB if you want to go for long cable lengths.
.hc
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