Petter Gustad <newsmailcomp6@gustad.com> writes:
> Last time I checked no development tools were available for Linux to
> compile the Microchip TCP/IP stack. Is that still the case?

Microchip's tools are based on gcc, you could easily recompile them
for Linux.  The sources are available on their web site.

I don't know if you can program the chips from linux yet, but they do
document the protocol needed.

tusunov@my-deja.com writes:

> Microchip TCP-IP stack is the most sophisticated stack available

Last time I checked no development tools were available for Linux to
compile the Microchip TCP/IP stack. Is that still the case?

Petter
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Un bel giorno tusunov@my-deja.com digit&#4294967295;:

> The best solution I've seen so far is the PIC18F97J60 - 128KB Flash
> device 40Mhz clock, integrated Ethernet MAC+PHY and under $6 for 1K
> quantity.

As usual with Microchip, 40 MHz clock=10 MIPS. Plus, it's an 8 bit device;
it doesn't look like it can handle much data. Anyway, thanks for the hint!
I didn't know that some PIC had the ethernet interface.

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Un bel giorno Martin Walton digit&#4294967295;:

> Are the Luminary devices with built in Ethernet actually available yet? 

Yes, even Mouser and Digikey have them in stock (as well as the low-cost
development kit).

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Un bel giorno Petter Gustad digit&#4294967295;:

>> IMHO the best features/cost solution for Ethernet embedded support
>> are Luminary Stellaris family (LM3S6xxx). Fast, flash-based, ARM
>> compatible, MAC+PHY *on chip*, all the libraries are free, and the
>> prices start from 10$ for sampling quantities.
> 
> The Freescale MCF52230CAF60 costs $8,50&#4294967295; and has on-chip FLASH, SRAM,
> and Ethernet PHY. I'm using gcc for cross development under Linux.

Looks interesting, thanks! I was hoping that my message would have started
a "my processor is better than yours" thread, it's in this way that you
learn the most. ;-)

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Petter Gustad wrote:
> dalai lamah <antonio12358@hotmail.com> writes:
> 
>> IMHO the best features/cost solution for Ethernet embedded support
>> are Luminary Stellaris family (LM3S6xxx). Fast, flash-based, ARM
>> compatible, MAC+PHY *on chip*, all the libraries are free, and the
>> prices start from 10$ for sampling quantities.
> 
> The Freescale MCF52230CAF60 costs $8,50&#4294967295; and has on-chip FLASH, SRAM,
> and Ethernet PHY. I'm using gcc for cross development under Linux.
> 
> Petter
> &#4294967295;) http://tinyurl.com/34m4nu

That looks really useful, although the phy doesn't appear to have 
auto-MDIX functionality, which the Luminary devices claim to support.

Martin

On 17    , 01:10, dalai lamah <antonio12...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Un bel giorno rowebits digit=F2:
>
> > I noted that others were looking at and commenting on low cost solutions
> > for TCP and related services as network controllers.
>
> IMHO the best features/cost solution for Ethernet embedded support are
> Luminary Stellaris family (LM3S6xxx). Fast, flash-based, ARM compatible,
> MAC+PHY *on chip*, all the libraries are free, and the prices start from
> 10$ for sampling quantities.
>
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The best solution I've seen so far is the PIC18F97J60 - 128KB Flash
device 40Mhz clock, integrated Ethernet MAC+PHY and under $6 for 1K
quantity.
Microchip TCP-IP stack is the most sophisticated stack available
royality free and with completely open source code.
DHCP, FTP, SNMP, SMTP, HTTP, UDP, TCP, IP, PPP, SLIP, dynamic CGI
scripts, Java scripts, once you fit the stack components inside your
device you can do only web programming and no need to bother with the
low level layers, all device resources are avaialble to you as dynamic
%xx variables, so you can manipulate them.

we have several boards based on the Microchip's stack (on the link in
my signature), and I've never seen easier way to Internet enable
something like with the free Microchip TCP-IP stack! you can program
when push the button on your embedded devices to send e-mail with the
measured ADC value, etc etc with two rows of web page html code - no
need to dig in C nor assembly!

Best regards
Tsvetan
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dalai lamah <antonio12358@hotmail.com> writes:

> IMHO the best features/cost solution for Ethernet embedded support
> are Luminary Stellaris family (LM3S6xxx). Fast, flash-based, ARM
> compatible, MAC+PHY *on chip*, all the libraries are free, and the
> prices start from 10$ for sampling quantities.

The Freescale MCF52230CAF60 costs $8,50&#4294967295; and has on-chip FLASH, SRAM,
and Ethernet PHY. I'm using gcc for cross development under Linux.

Petter
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Ali wrote:
> On Aug 17, 6:10 am, dalai lamah <antonio12...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>> Un bel giorno rowebits digit&#4294967295;:
>>
>>> I noted that others were looking at and commenting on low cost solutions
>>> for TCP and related services as network controllers.
>> IMHO the best features/cost solution for Ethernet embedded support are
>> Luminary Stellaris family (LM3S6xxx). Fast, flash-based, ARM compatible,
>> MAC+PHY *on chip*, all the libraries are free, and the prices start from
>> 10$ for sampling quantities.
>>
>> --
>> emboliaschizoide.splinder.com
> 
> --snip--
>> all the libraries are free, and the prices start from
>> 10$ for sampling quantities.
> 
> Do they provide source as well?
> 
> ali
> 
Are the Luminary devices with built in Ethernet actually available yet? 
  It seemed a little unclear from their website last time I looked (a 
few weeks ago).

Martin

On Aug 17, 6:10 am, dalai lamah <antonio12...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Un bel giorno rowebits digit=F2:
>
> > I noted that others were looking at and commenting on low cost solutions
> > for TCP and related services as network controllers.
>
> IMHO the best features/cost solution for Ethernet embedded support are
> Luminary Stellaris family (LM3S6xxx). Fast, flash-based, ARM compatible,
> MAC+PHY *on chip*, all the libraries are free, and the prices start from
> 10$ for sampling quantities.
>
> --
> emboliaschizoide.splinder.com

--snip--
>all the libraries are free, and the prices start from
>10$ for sampling quantities.

Do they provide source as well?

ali