RE: Firewire

["j.guenther" <vze2z45u-at-verizon.net>]

I am sure the OSHA folks would have a fun time with motion control over
wireless in a manufacturing environment.   It actually sounds rather
interesting but I am not sure I  would want to have my hands close to any
machine controlled by a wireless connection.

John Guenther
'Ye Olde Pen Maker'
Sterling, Virginia

> -----Original Message-----
> From: emc-at-nist.gov [emc-at-nist.gov]On Behalf Of alex
> Sent: Monday, January 13, 2003 15:06 PM
> To: Multiple recipients of list
> Subject: Re: Firewire
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> I agree - it may be a bad choice for this application.
> On the other hand, it runs at approx. 2 ghz -  near microwave.
> Also, running TCP, it will retransmit  - there won't be any lost packets,
> remember
> what TCP IP was conceived for? I'm sure that people who designed wireless
> also made it very robust, so who knows, it may perform better
> then the wired
> one,
> since the length of the wire may pick up lots of EMF.
> This is just a suggestion, never tried it.
> Alex
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Jon Elson <elson-at-pico-systems.com>
> To: Multiple recipients of list <emc-at-nist.gov>
> Sent: Monday, January 13, 2003 2:10 PM
> Subject: Re: Firewire
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> > alex wrote:
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> > >Ethernet can be wireless.
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> > OH!!!! Bad choice for motion control!  Police/fire dept radios, cell
> phones,
> > illegal CB amplifiers, hair dryers,  maybe even noisy VFD motor
> drives can
> > interfere with wireless systems.  I just would not ever try
> wireless where
> > material could be ruined (at the least) and personal injuries could be
> > caused
> > (at the worst) due to a moment of interference!
> >
> > Jon
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