News from the Netzer (netwerker or networker if you like :) world

The new version brings some improvements in handling and processing speed. Also there are some bug fixes included. See the Release-Notes for more details. The binary can be found here.

The “Pro” version will be available in a few days.

Since last week there is a news group online for discussing problems and suggestions regarding Netzer. More infos you can find here.

The design and bill of materials are finished. Visit the online shop for ordering PCB and assembly kit. First deliveries will take place from 2011-07-10.

Problem with resetting the serial parameters to factory settings fixed. Also a very bad bug was fixed which leads to a completely broken SPI (master and slave) interface. Thanks goes to Cyrille Hasdenteufel for the bug report. Download the update here.

Values to place holder 'x' of the GPIO server were completely misinterpreted. Download the update here. Thanks goes to Norbert Kollek for the bug report.

• Wrong setting in the Netzer oscillator generates completely wrong frequencies at all serial interfaces.
• Problems while obtaining the IP address via DHCP at some DHCP servers.

Download the update here. Thanks goes to Michael Dekker and the ARCHE Systeme GmbH for the bug report.

Here we go to the loading platform.

Most important new feature is the authorization module. Only authorized users can access the Netzer websites. Also there are some bugfixes and small enhancements (see the release notes). The hexfile can be downloaded from here.

Please consider the notes about Access control.

The second charge of the Elektor Netzer were flashed with incorrect firmware.

Firmware updates are not possible!

Get a solution in the FAQ rubric.

This Release supports the I2C bus. Netzer acts as I2C Master, slave accesses like Read, Write and Write/Read are supported. The clock rates 100 kHz and 400 kHz can be set via the Netzer web interface.

Thanks goes to Fa. Hygrosens Instruments GmbH for the friendly implementation support.

On the hardware pages the ready to use Eagle library for download is available.

The article discusses the base functionality of Netzer. Here is the link to the project: Link

The fundamental functionalities (GPIO, UART, SPI Master, SPI Slave) are completely implemented. Just in time for the Elektor article…