[Ronja] query about schematics

[Karel Kulhavy]

On Thu, Sep 27, 2007 at 12:12:50PM -0700, Saad Shakeel wrote:
> hi there every one!!  Just couldn't wait to mail on this list! I've been
> looking at your Ronja project and i think that it is absolutely amazing....
> And the good news is that i've also been able to convince my professor to
> allow me to build one as part of my final year project!!  This would be the
> first project of an optical link in our country (Pakistan) made by students..
> Now the thing is that while going through the schematics at
> http://ronja.twibright.com/  i came across a few things i didn't
> understand...  There are circuits, given by the name of HERTZ, AUI FORTE,

Description here:
http://ronja.twibright.com/hertz/
http://ronja.twibright.com/aui_forte/

>                    SNIFFER, PSYCHELECTRIC, etc.... what do these do? Because

Sniffer is an optical "frontend" for an oscilloscope.
Psychelectric is some unfinished fun circuit that shows strips on VGA monitor.

>                    from what i understand, all that the system consists of a
>                    RX,TX, and data interface (Twister)!!

>                    Of all the models given on your site, which one would be
>                    easier to build in terms of finding parts, testing,etc And
>                    finally can you tell me in advance, the part that is
>                    usually the hardest to find so that i may start searching
The lens, the transmitter diode (HPWT-BD00-F4000)
>                    for it well in advance.  Many thanks in advance for your
>                    responses.
> 
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