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Nanodes can be connected to networks in a number of ways, and the screw terminals provides a low cost wired serial bus. Nanodes can be wired together using 4 core telephone cable or network cable, which provides power distribution and communication between Nodes. A separate wiki page describing this feature will be published in the near future. | Nanodes can be connected to networks in a number of ways, and the screw terminals provides a low cost wired serial bus. Nanodes can be wired together using 4 core telephone cable or network cable, which provides power distribution and communication between Nodes. A separate wiki page describing this feature will be published in the near future. | ||
=== Why do I need an FTDI cable? === | === Why do I need an FTDI cable? (and where can I get one ?) === | ||
The Nanode is intended to be a low-cost ethernet-connected arduino alternative for use in sensors, distributed control etc. As a result, it will usually be deployed in a fixed location once the code has been written, and the software will not often be changed. To reduce the cost, the board does not include the FTDI USB-to-serial chip commonly used on Arduino, but instead uses an external cable that can be re-used on other nanodes (or, indeed, other programming projects). | The Nanode is intended to be a low-cost ethernet-connected arduino alternative for use in sensors, distributed control etc. As a result, it will usually be deployed in a fixed location once the code has been written, and the software will not often be changed. To reduce the cost, the board does not include the FTDI USB-to-serial chip commonly used on Arduino, but instead uses an external cable that can be re-used on other nanodes (or, indeed, other programming projects). | ||
Sources of these cables are listed in [[Project:Nanode/Programming_cables]] | Sources of these cables are listed in [[Project:Nanode/Programming_cables]] | ||
