PJON
Hardware
embedded communication protocol
SHOW HN2015
44points
15comments
#658of 2,565 in 2015
Top 26%of 2015 by points
How HN took it
CuriousMostly questions and neutral comments
2 positive, 4 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 1 critical, out of 7 comments about the project. Thread score +0.06.
Idea: 2 for, 0 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 1 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Useful idea for multi-master embedded networks
From 2 comments
Thank you, this may be exactly what I need for a project!
raphman_ on HNThis is really awesome. I tried to make something like this once since I needed multi-master with like 50-60 attiny chips with poor time consistency etc, but never really got…
earlz on HN
Objections
Included RC4-based cipher is considered insecure
From 1 comment
RC4? Please don't. Use e.g. NORX for an embedded-friendly cipher that isn't dangerously insecure.
creshal on HN
Requests
Add 1-Wire style pull-up/pull-down hardware support
From 1 comment
If I understand correctly, PJON is not directly a replacement for the 1-wire bus as it does not specify pull-up/-down hardware that would be necessary for using VCC as the…
raphman_ on HN
Questions
How does it compare to clunet?
From 1 comment
Not having looked closely at your code yet - how would you say it compares to something like: https://github.com/ClusterM/clunet ?
harwoodr on HN
Why are there two speed modes and what defines bandwidth?
From 1 comment
I know its not very important for automation, but what are the defining factor to arrive at that bandwidth? (If I were you, I wouldn't even maintain the two modes - the bandwidth…
swah on HN
Alternatives named
1-Wire
From 1 comment
If I understand correctly, PJON is not directly a replacement for the 1-wire bus as it does not specify pull-up/-down hardware that would be necessary for using VCC as the…
raphman_ on HN
clunet
From 1 comment
Not having looked closely at your code yet - how would you say it compares to something like: https://github.com/ClusterM/clunet ?
harwoodr on HN