PJON

Infrastructure

embedded communication protocol

SHOW HN2017

17points
10comments
#1,321of 2,242 in 2017
Top 59%of 2017 by points

How HN took it

CuriousMostly questions and neutral comments

0 positive, 5 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 1 critical, out of 7 comments about the project. Thread score -0.12.

Idea: 0 for, 1 against

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What HN said

What people liked

  • Speed figures given for the data link layers

    From 1 comment
    • Ciao guys, I am sorry I was out for dinner, and I do not own a smartphone, so I lost your comments. Yes, you are all right, the website is beautiful but not informative, I will…
      gioscarab on HN

Objections

  • Website is beautiful but not informative

    From 2 comments
    • GitHub page has a much better introduction than this beautiful yet uninformative website. https://github.com/gioblu/PJON PJON™ (Padded Jittering Operative Network) is an Arduino…
      smlacy on HN
    • So, what the heck is PJON? I read the whole page, and don't know.. something to do with communication. Hardware? Software? Library? Somehow JSON related?
      CJefferson on HN
  • Yearly bus id renewal is a flawed design

    From 1 comment
    • This PJON thing needs some rework... He requires a yearly renewal of a "bus id", otherwise he'll give yours to somebody else. I guess he's never heard of UUIDs, or public…
      lotsoflumens on HN

Requests

  • Clearer documentation and explanation of speed, latency and addressing

    From 2 comments
    • How fast is that? What's the latency for initiating communication and the roundtrip after the communication is initiated? Because it always irks me with bluetooth and wi-fi, why…
      guard-of-terra on HN
    • GitHub page has a much better introduction than this beautiful yet uninformative website. https://github.com/gioblu/PJON PJON™ (Padded Jittering Operative Network) is an Arduino…
      smlacy on HN
  • Information on authentication and encryption

    From 1 comment
    • How fast is that? What's the latency for initiating communication and the roundtrip after the communication is initiated? Because it always irks me with bluetooth and wi-fi, why…
      guard-of-terra on HN

Questions

  • How fast is it and what is the latency?

    From 1 comment
    • How fast is that? What's the latency for initiating communication and the roundtrip after the communication is initiated? Because it always irks me with bluetooth and wi-fi, why…
      guard-of-terra on HN
  • Is it point-to-point or broadcast?

    From 1 comment
    • How fast is that? What's the latency for initiating communication and the roundtrip after the communication is initiated? Because it always irks me with bluetooth and wi-fi, why…
      guard-of-terra on HN
  • Is there cryptographic security?

    From 1 comment
    • How fast is that? What's the latency for initiating communication and the roundtrip after the communication is initiated? Because it always irks me with bluetooth and wi-fi, why…
      guard-of-terra on HN

Alternatives named

  • I2C

    From 1 comment
    • GitHub page has a much better introduction than this beautiful yet uninformative website. https://github.com/gioblu/PJON PJON™ (Padded Jittering Operative Network) is an Arduino…
      smlacy on HN
  • 1-Wire

    From 2 comments
    • GitHub page has a much better introduction than this beautiful yet uninformative website. https://github.com/gioblu/PJON PJON™ (Padded Jittering Operative Network) is an Arduino…
      smlacy on HN
    • The actual wire format: https://github.com/gioblu/PJON/blob/master/strategies/SoftwareBitBang/specification/padded-jittering-protocol-specification-v0.1.md Somewhat similar to…
      pjc50 on HN
  • LIN bus

    From 1 comment
    • Coincidentally, this is not the first embedded device communications protocol I've read about today. The LIN protocol was mentioned in the video corresponding to a Hack A Day…
      equalunique on HN

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