2020-04-14, 02:08 AM
(This post was last modified: 2020-04-14, 02:22 AM by seandepagnier.)
Sorry for the confusion. The protocol used is not proprietary at all, but it is binary. I used this format as opposed to signalk or some other format (nmea doesn't really work without using only custom sentences anyway) to minimize latency and processing requirements by sending small 4 byte packets each way.
This allows commanding the motor over serial at only 38400 baud to take only 2 milliseconds for reaction time, and even allows lower bauds like 4800 to be viable.. but it seems transmission distance at 38400 isn't usually a limitation after all.
I am still making everything on my store despite corona virus (which has not affected me much at all except for what I read in the news) In fact a few people here at anchor (myself included) enjoy the quarantine as an excuse to tell the drunk people stay well away from them and generally avoid everyone else as well.
I last went out once more than a week ago, and buy food only every 10 days. I have not witnessed much difference here, people can still drive their cars from hundreds of miles away and show up at the marina. Most people think that "stay at home" doesn't apply to them because they "aren't sick" and their area has "few" cases so everything will be "ok" I won't be surprised if things get out of control here and I can't mail anything for a while.
This allows commanding the motor over serial at only 38400 baud to take only 2 milliseconds for reaction time, and even allows lower bauds like 4800 to be viable.. but it seems transmission distance at 38400 isn't usually a limitation after all.
I am still making everything on my store despite corona virus (which has not affected me much at all except for what I read in the news) In fact a few people here at anchor (myself included) enjoy the quarantine as an excuse to tell the drunk people stay well away from them and generally avoid everyone else as well.
I last went out once more than a week ago, and buy food only every 10 days. I have not witnessed much difference here, people can still drive their cars from hundreds of miles away and show up at the marina. Most people think that "stay at home" doesn't apply to them because they "aren't sick" and their area has "few" cases so everything will be "ok" I won't be surprised if things get out of control here and I can't mail anything for a while.