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03/27/06 09:12
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#113178 - Non-Standard
Responding to: ???'s previous message
I said:
For a standard approach, RS485 would be the way to go.
http://www.8052.com/forum/read.phtml?id=113177

For a non-standard approach, you could use a simple current-loop approach.

eg, the MDB-ICP standard used within vending machines is a simple current-loop opto-isolated multidrop bus.
It uses the Multiprocessor Mode of the 8051's UART for addressing the different slaves.

You can now obtain a free copy of the spec from:
http://www.vending.org/store/page10.html

You would probably only be interested in the details of how the physical link works - not all the vending machine specifics!

List of 21 messages in thread
TopicAuthorDate
aduc848 RS232 communications hub            01/01/70 00:00      
   multiple RS232 not easy            01/01/70 00:00      
   Not RS232            01/01/70 00:00      
   Non-Standard            01/01/70 00:00      
   How much may the solution cost ?            01/01/70 00:00      
      Cost            01/01/70 00:00      
         Even better ...            01/01/70 00:00      
            Cost again            01/01/70 00:00      
               Single chip solution, some work rqd.            01/01/70 00:00      
                  sure, if he will switch to the ARM            01/01/70 00:00      
                     Yeah, it's way overengineered.            01/01/70 00:00      
               USB-to-4xRS232 Chip            01/01/70 00:00      
         a suggestion            01/01/70 00:00      
         its easy peezy            01/01/70 00:00      
   why?            01/01/70 00:00      
   MCU with multiple UARTs ?            01/01/70 00:00      
   Ethernet?            01/01/70 00:00      
      also Lantronix            01/01/70 00:00      
   I2C/SPI-Connected Multiple UARTs            01/01/70 00:00      
   Ive written this thingy            01/01/70 00:00      
   Blast from the past            01/01/70 00:00      

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