[Elecraft] [K3] K3 and Firewire

[ab2tc]

Hi,

I agree with you, Brendan, Ethernet is the way to go. Ethernet is always
transformer coupled so there are no problems with ground loops and that also
helps with noise, although the unshielded Ethernet cables don't help in this
regard. More and more microcontrollers, especially ARM based ones, now come
with fast Ethernet controllers onboard and IP stacks are easy to come by
these days. So a separate embedded computer to run the Ethernet interface is
often no longer necessary.

Knut -AB2TC


Brendan Minish wrote:
> 
> Top posting feels all wrong ;-) 
> 
> Forget Firewire for this. Firewire is admittedly very good but it's far
> from standard on non-apple products and USB3 is going to give it a good
> run for it's money in all areas except perhaps Pro A/V where latency is
> a huge concern. 
> 
> However the real issue with both firewire and USB is the need it then
> creates for the Vendor (elecraft in this case) to maintain drivers for
> <snip>
> 

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