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well i ddnt knew that i can do the same with a microcontroller.. we worked on microcontrollers last semester,if its just to set parameters, that i know it works. but can a microcontroller be connected to an ethernet card? and produce ethernet packets? i think if it can produce an thernet packet and can be connected to an ethernet card, my problem is solved.. with a microcontroller it will be simpler than what we have in the market, plus, it's less expensive!
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If you want to do the elevator project, and do not have to use an FPGA, then I'd recommend the BeagleBone board:
http://beagleboard.org/ http://beagleboard.org/static/beaglebone/latest/readme.htm Its US$89, and has Ethernet built in. If this board has export restrictions, then there are plenty of Ethernet+USB based microcontrollers. NXP, ST Microelectronics, and TI have plenty of boards to chose from.
Cheers,
Dave
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