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- From: wrb@cbnews.cb.att.com (wallace.r.blackburn)
- Subject: Re: CSMA/CD on RS232?
- Organization: AT&T
- Distribution: usa
- Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1992 15:33:42 GMT
- Message-ID: <1992Sep15.153342.29666@cbnews.cb.att.com>
- References: <1992Sep15.150015.7409@sbctri.sbc.com>
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- In article <1992Sep15.150015.7409@sbctri.sbc.com> tadams@sbctri.sbc.com (Tom. Adams 529-7860) writes:
- >I was wasting time in a meeting, and came up with an idea that seems
- >interesting to me. Consequently I'm sure it's been done, or more likely
- >been shown to be just incredibly stupid. :)
- >
- >I'd like to connect multiple devices to an RS232 line, buswise. All devices
- >would either be programable, (i.e. PC's) or be frontended by a (cheap)
- >microprocessor. I'm wondering if CSMA/CD is a reasonable way to manage
- >very low speed bus contention. If so, it would seem reasonable to transmit
- >address information, data, CRC's etc over the wire. I'm not quite sure
- >how to manage the Collision detect part, since I can't just look at
- >voltage levels on the wire. Applications would be low volume data logging
- >and control systems, ridiculously overpriced burglar alarms, etc.
- >
- Icom uses this system with their computer-controllable amateur radio
- transceivers and general-coverage receivers. They call it their CI-V
- system. Each type of radio has a different default address (which can be
- changed). This way, you can connect multiple radios to one computer and
- control them independently. They do TTL out of the back of the radio, so a
- level converter is also needed. This is how I became interested in this, I
- have an article on radio-computer interfacing coming out in 1/93 QST.
-
- My new Ten-Tec Omni VI has the same system. I'm running it at 19.2K, but
- only have the one radio hooked up.
-
- To check for collision, just listen to what you transmit. If you don't hear
- the same thing you sent then there was a collision. Good luck.
-
-
- Wally Blackburn AA8DX
- wrb@ccsitn.att.com
-