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Old 07-06-2016, 10:57 AM
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Originally Posted by alpal View Post
Hi Rick,
Good points.
The NC milling optic fiber cables were passing by huge 3 phase motors.
Maybe the strong magnetic fields would have interferred with a cable?

I think a standard Ethernet cable would be fine for the short distance of less
than 100 meters in the case we're talking about -
a telescope, observatory control system.

cheers
Allan
Allan,

I agree that a wired or fiber connection will always be faster and less fuss than WiFi. It just comes down to convenience and cost.

Cheers,
Rick.
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