or that it is simply serving a link to a real website...so all the traffic is just going in and out thru it... >From: Tim Hamel >Reply-To: pic microcontroller discussion list >To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU >Subject: Re: [PIC]: 12C509A web server ???????????? >Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2001 10:34:30 EST > >Funny, there was a post about this on comp.arch.embedded. I had to reply, >and >similiar to yours except... > >(from the page - http://www-ccs.cs.umass.edu/~shri/iPic.html) >"At 115200bps, the web-server should be able to service about 7200 hits >per hour, give or take some. The code >itself spends most of its time sitting in the UART which is implemented >by bit-banging. Were I to interface it to a >PLIP instead of SLIP, and use a Scenix 100MIPS chip in turbo mode..." > >Now obviously, a 12C509 couldn't do 115.2kbps @ 4Mhz and you couldn't >have the bit-bang code AND other stuff fit in 256 bytes. So....keywords >here, "Scenix 100MIPs chip.." which might imply that THAT chip is doing >all the work. > >-Tim Hamel > >In a message dated 11/16/01 7:09:32 AM Pacific Standard Time, >dale@BOTKIN.ORG >writes: > > > > The mere fact that he claims to be doing bit-baged serial at 115.2Kbps >on > > a 4MHz 12C509 makes me highly suspicious, to say the least -- as does >the > > fact that the page has been up for a couple of years at least with no > > further detail, no active demo, no nuthin'. I'd have thought if this >were > > for real we'd have heard more about it. > > > > Dale > > > >-- >http://www.piclist.com#nomail Going offline? Don't AutoReply us! >email listserv@mitvma.mit.edu with SET PICList DIGEST in the body > > _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The list server can filter out subtopics (like ads or off topics) for you. See http://www.piclist.com/#topics