Went there but there isn't much information. Not enough details to be
useful. About all it says is "I'm in the final stage of the protocol
specification and I plan to have the version 1.0 shortly."


-----Original Message-----
From: pic microcontroller discussion list
[mailto:PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU]On Behalf Of Marco DI LEO
Sent: Monday, August 02, 1999 5:51 AM
To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU
Subject: Re: RS485 with a little PIC'up <g>

Take a look at the Tiny Embedded Network. It is a peer to peer protocol
that implements CSMA/CD for arbitration and uses RS485 for the physical
layer. The protocol is simple enough to be implemented in a PIC and can
take advantage from the presence of a UART.

The main advantage of using a peer to peer network is that you can turn
off your PC and still being able to switch on the light... TEN
implements group and multicast addressing so you can have multiple
systems (sprinklers, burglar alarm, audio distribution, etc.) on the
same wiring.

You can find more information on TEN at:
http://members.tripod.com/~mdileo/

Ciao
  Marco