Connect One Ethernet shield

[dhouston]

Am I right in that you have the SPI pins on the ConnectOne module connected to the MSSP module on the AMICUS18 so that it can use that interface instead of the bit-banged serial?.

All that I've connected in these designs are the serial IO pins along with any modem control lines that they expose. I've never explored the other pins on the ConnectOne modules so I did not want to complicate things (nor add to the support burden for a project where I'm donating the design). Some of their modules also have a USB interface but I have no clue as to how to apply it. Readers are free to discuss these and even suggest how to add connections to handle them but I have no such plans.

mackrackit had earlier published example code for one of the ConnectOne boards and I posted a link to it in the new Ethernet section. As you can see, all you need to send it are AT command strings like we did with modems back in prehistoric times. Crude, but effective and easy, even for novices. The code burden adds up and mackrackit suggested the EEPROM might help address that but I really haven't explored idea that either.

As for whether the ConnectOne and Tibbo shield threads are 100% on topic I'm not sure there's any other section that would be more appropriate. While my design goals were to make these shields as universal as possible, they will work with the Amicus18 system as well as with most of the other Arduino and Arduino-inspired systems. And while I have mentioned some others, I've refrained from promoting them - I've merely noted that some design decisions were made to maintain PICAXE compatibility - usually in response to questions.