On Fri, Jun 5, 2009 at 12:49 AM, Dmitry Eremin-Solenikov<dbaryshkov@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > 2009/6/5 Jon Smirl <jonsmirl@xxxxxxxxx>: >> On Mon, Jun 1, 2009 at 10:54 AM, Dmitry >> Eremin-Solenikov<dbaryshkov@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>> Hi, >>> >>> As a part of research activities the Embedded Systems - Open Platform Group >>> from Siemens Corporate Technology we are working on adding support for >>> the IEEE 802.15.4 Wireless Personal Area Networks to the Linux. Our current >>> implementation is neither certified nor even feature complete. However >>> we'd like to present current state of our patchset to the Linux developers >>> community to gain comments, fixes, ideas, etc. This is not yet a pull request, >>> but more like an RFC. >> >> Does this stack work with the Atmel USB version of at86rf230? >> ATAVRRZUSBSTICK, http://www.atmel.com/dyn/products/tools_card.asp?tool_id=4396 > > No, we do not support Atmel USB sticks, nor we do not have plans for > adding support > for it in the foreseable feature. However if the onboard ATmega can be > programmed to > provide usb-serial interface, one can use/adapt our serial discipline > driver to control it. > One will still have to write firmware for the on-stick ATmega chip. > > Or you can add support for any existing interface that is provided by > RazorUSB card by yourself. > We tried to make mac802154 drivers easy to implement. > >> It's not so simple to plug in the at86rf230 using SPI. Supporting USB >> sticks lets you develop on a desktop PC. > > Hmm. One can solder (e.g.) the FTDI 2232 together with AT86RF230/231 > and use that combo > instead of RazorUSB sticks. Everything is there on USB stick. Interface, Zigbee chip, antenna, power, etc.. And they are cheap $40. > >> freaklabs.org is using ATAVRRZUSBSTICK > > I'll look for the interface they are using to control sticks and check > how easy will it be to > write a driver for it. For development purposes you don't want to download the stack into the USB stick, you just want to use USB as a transparent pass-through to the Zigbee chip. I have a Raven kit ordered, it will be here next week. > -- > With best wishes > Dmitry > -- Jon Smirl jonsmirl@xxxxxxxxx -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-wireless" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
