The Netzer Project

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This project realizes an Ethernet interface on a PIC-based platform.

As a gateway module it enables communication between standard TCP/IP sockets and serial busses like I2C, SPI and UART. Also up to 13 GPIO pins can be accessed (written to or read from).

Here is an overview of features:

Ethernet device with tiny TCP/IP stack
Based on a low-cost 8-bit PIC microcontroller (PIC18F67J60) from Microchip
Bootloader integrated for easy firmware updates with TFTP
Integrated webserver for configuration with dynamic websites
User based webserver authorization
Multicast DNS functionality for easy device and service discovery with Bonjour

Power-over-Ethernet: Prepared for power supply via the ethernet connection (PoE - 802.3af)
Extensive settings via the webinterface
Unlimited parallel usage of modules
Usage of 2.54 mm pinheaders enables simple integration in custom circuits
Interfacing SPI, I2C and UART
Two ADC channel for sensing
Two PWM and Impulse channel for control

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<item>Developers|Further detailed project informations|[[developers]]|:developer.png</item>
<item>Hardware|Infos and downloads|[[hardware]]|:hardware.png</item>
<item>FAQ|Frequently asked questions and ansers|[[faq]]|:faq.png</item>
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