Hey folks,

Haven't had a chance to real the gobs of docs on the various protocols yet, 
but thought I'd pass along a couple nice links I found that 
summarizes/compares protocols (beware, links may wrap) ...

http://www.embedded.com/story/OEG20020528S0057

http://www.mikroelektronika.co.yu/english/product/books/picbasicbook/09.htm

Cheers,
-Neil.



On Friday 20 May 2005 07:41 am, William Bross scribbled:
> Yep.  ST485, SN75176 ......  provided it's half duplex so it's only 2
> wires.  Develop a simple protocol or just copy one of the dozens already
> found on the web.  I've been doing it this way since about 1976 and
> still find it one of the cheapest and easiest comm links to establish.
>
> Bill
>
> PicDude wrote:
> >Hmmm... good thought.  I had always thought that RS485 was similar to
> > RS232 in terms of being a 2-node link.  I've just checked and found it
> > really is a bus structure, so I'll go do some research on it.
> >
> >BTW, what do you mean by "8-pin"?  Are you referring to the interface chip
> >(such as ST485)?
> >
> >Cheers,
> >-Neil.


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