New R/C Chicken or the Egg

[Qbranch]

Originally Posted by Gdeaver

As to the reason of my original post and hint a serialization, look at this link for a example of why extensibility in the new controller is important.
http://www.allelectronics.com/cgi-bi...OF_MOTOR_.html
This surplus motor is an example of what will be available in the future.

What is this thing, CAN? LIN? I'm guessing it is since your talking automotive specs... I agree it would be really cool to have CAN/LIN/FlexRay on board... CAN and LIN are both affoardable hardware wise too.

-q

[Gdeaver]

The problem with the motor I referenced is that there is no documentation for it. Being that it is a low priority device on a vehicle, I would think it might be LIN. Most CAN devices are of a higher priority.

[Adam Y.]

Originally Posted by Qbranch

What is this thing, CAN? LIN? I'm guessing it is since your talking automotive specs... I agree it would be really cool to have CAN/LIN/FlexRay on board... CAN and LIN are both affoardable hardware wise too.

-q

In this case I doubt it would be cheaper than the Victors we are using now. You need a microcontroller to be a man in the middle which means more code that needs to be created and maintained.

[Alan Anderson]

Originally Posted by Adam Y.

In this case I doubt it [using CAN/LIN] would be cheaper than the Victors we are using now. You need a microcontroller to be a man in the middle which means more code that needs to be created and maintained.

The Victor has a microcontroller with code, so that's not a significant issue.