Oh no....that just sucked every ounce of will power to do this outta me <g>
(kidding)
Your app sounds VERY interesting. All I gotta do is improve the idea. Oh, one
last thing, what I'm doing is for more of a hobby than a job. I still need to
finish high school!

Tim Hamel

In a message dated 7/26/99 6:18:23 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
chiptech@VSNL.COM writes:

> My application is as follows.
>
>  I have 70 modules each having RS232 and RS485 drivers, 16C63, DAC 1220,
> AD7705
>  and 24LC08. The modules control the current fed to a electro plating
> rectifier in
>  7 banks of 10 each.  The settable current is from 1 Amp to 50 Amps. The non
>  linearity of the rectifier responce is taken care by calibration and the
> values
>  are stores in the SEEPROM.
>
>  These 70 modules spread over 100 meters are connected to a master
controller
>  based on Z80 which in turn is connected to a PLC.
>
>  The PLC sends group commands to the Z80 system and the Z80 in turn sends
and
>  receives data to and from the 70 modules.
>  It is working well in the noisy field environment.
>
>  Now this module has become a building block for various industrial
> applications.
>
>  Pailoor