Project Brainstorming
So, what do you all think about a processor choice? There are several options for ARM Processors. The Cortex-M series seems to be at the level at which we need our processor to be at, though I will need to read more on it and the other processors.
--Jason
We will use RTL 8181 SOC chip with two integrated Ethernet MACs and a WLAN 802.11b controller embedded onto a single chip.
This is Linux for This chip rtl8181.sourceforge.net/
RTL8181 Datasheet www.wireless.org.au/~jhecker/rtl8181/RTL8181_DataSheet_1.01.pdf
NXP SA2400ABE Transceiver datasheet pdf1.alldatasheet.com/datasheet-pdf/view/119823/PHILIPS/SA2400ABE.html
---Tan Pin Siang (HKUST)
I think we are leaning more toward connecting an ARM processor to a separate wifi module. We will be meeting on 9/23 to discuss this further. As we talked about in the teleconference, our teams don't have to have the same processors as long as we agree on the protocols. We will being doing some more research on the RTL8181, however.
--Jason
