RE: regarding future plans for EMC

["Pete Cook" <pete.cook-at-alltracorp.com>]

>From looking at the spec for the CNR it sounds like it is rather narrow in
application - and maybe even manufacturer specific in final design.

> communication and networking riser (CNR) specification
> http://www.alsa-project.org/alsa/ftp/manuals/intel/cnrspec.pdf
>
>
> I havent found a simple serial encoder interface solution yet (PIC?)
>
> others
> USB (version 1 or 2)
> AC`97 interface (audio and modem)
> 8 and 17 pin LAN interface
>
What about interbus, profibus, or sercos -  the first 2 have all kinds of
I/O as well as drive ampifiers  and sercos is a spec that can talk to
multiple drives through fiber - all are digital - no analog signals - and
prices are getting lower - they are not manufacturer specific.

Pete