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From: pml4791@rouge.usl.edu (Landry Patrick M)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.lans
Subject: Serial Multi-drop network info wanted
Message-ID: <31099@rouge.usl.edu>
Date: 15 May 91 19:23:35 GMT
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I am working on a project which needs to connect a bunch of manufacturing
machines to a PC. The PC acts as a cell-controller for the manufacturing
machines. Our prototype implementation was a hacked rs422 thing. We are
now moving into a real implementation phase so i need to get educated
about real multi-drop networking standards. Ideally the protocol would
be cheap to implement, be able to run over twisted pair, and be able
to communicate with the PC through the PCs serial port. 

Can someone please steer me in the right direction so I can get educated?
Thanks
-
patrick
pml@cacs.usl.edu