The LUXBEAM® electronics can be controlled and setup using most used control interface standards.
Depending on design parameters such as environment, data rate, number of devices and range, the LUXBEAM
® electronics can designed with the applicable control interface. All control interface electronics are well proven through Visitech’s extensive experience in communication design.
Ethernet
Ethernet (Local Area Network, LAN, IEEE 802.3) is a widely used communication interface between PCs. Using hubs, bridges and switches, the original point to point link can be extended to a vast number of nodes.
RS-232
RS-232 (Recommended Standard 232) is commonly used in computer serial ports in a point to point communication link. It is a simple and robust solution for low data rate and short range applications.
RS-485
RS-485 (Recommended Standard 485) is an interface mainly used in industrial applications, due to the noise immunity design and long range capabilities. RS-485 enables point to multipoint architecture.
RS-422
RS-422 (Recommended Standard 422) is similar to the RS-485 except that it is mainly intended for point to point communication in industrial environments.
USB
USB (Universal Serial Bus) is considered to be the RS232 successor, having a greatly increased data rate capability.
Firewire
Firewire (IEEE 1394) is a serial bus used mainly for PC and video camcorder applications for digital data/video transmission in addition to other PC related A/V devices.
JTAG
JTAG (Joint Test Action Group, IEEE1149, Boundary Scan) is an interface used for programming and testing of multiple ICs on a PCB during manufacturing and development. The ICs need to be daisy chained, and the interface is especially useful for programming FPGAs.
CAN Bus
CAN (Controller Area Network) is a broadcast bus system used in automotive and industrial control network applications, and is designed to allow microcontrollers to communicate without having a computer host.
I2C
I2C (Inter-Integrated Circuit) is used for communication between ICs on a PCB, alternatively between a motherboard and an embedded system. It enables communication between a master and multiple slaves. Up to 112 devices can be connected to a single bus.