-----Original Message----- >From: Harold Hallikainen >Sent: Apr 15, 2013 10:35 PM >To: "Microcontroller discussion list - Public." >Subject: Re: [PIC] Use of Tablet for microcontroller GUI > > >My goal in all this is to not have to install applications on computers >anymore. Everything would be done through the browser interface. Even USB >is now becoming a pain. There's now the WinQual stuff on USB drivers that >we have to deal with. So far, it's been telling customers how to stand on >their heads to get around it, but we'll probably have to go through the >process of getting Microsoft approval on our USB drivers. The great thing >about Ethernet and Wi-Fi is that you don't need to install anything. It >just works. And the browser is the universal interface at this point. It's >OS independent and just works (pretty much - I'm having fun with HTML5 >audio on various devices). Several of the products I've done now have ONLY >Ethernet interface. MUCH simpler! http://www.infoworld.com/d/security/researcher-hijacks-insecure-embedded-de= vices-en-masse-internet-census-214818 "Researcher hijacks insecure embedded devices en masse for Internet census The research highlights the potential for abuse of poorly configured embedd= ed systems" As we move to the "Internet of Everything" you get the tar baby of patching= vulnerabilities and a plan for moving to IPv6. :-) chuckc > >It's been a while since I touched the code on the PIC18 device I did >Ethernet on. But, the PIC24 and PIC32 have had no shortage of flash. I can >always manage to use up RAM, but flash (where the web pages, javascript, >etc.) is held seems plentiful. > >Harold > > > > >--=20 >FCC Rules Updated Daily at http://www.hallikainen.com - Advertising >opportunities available! >Not sent from an iPhone. >--=20 >http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive >View/change your membership options at >http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist --=20 http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .