• orrk@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    the fuck is a network chip? why not just use a low power sock running an embedded Linux router? one statement raises so many questions!

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      11 months ago

      You’re not getting the necessary thoughtput with a low power socket at the critical infrastructure.

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      11 months ago

      Sometimes, data must be transmitted and received in a more precise way that a normal Ethernet could ever do. You see, those robotics people think “realtime” means to have a message delivered within a millisecond.

      In my system I know where the bits are down to five picoseconds. This requires technology that is a tad more complex than just throwing a dumb PC at the problem (even if it runs Linux).