[Ronja] Laser Drivers ?

[J.D. Bakker]

>http://www.analog.com/en/subCat/0,2879,1074%255F845%255F0%255F%255F0%255F,00.html

There's a deeper issue here. While a high-performance link can no 
doubt be built with specialized parts (in LFCSP or other 
non-DIY-friendly packages), I had the impression that one of the 
goals of Ronja is/was that it could be put together from simple, 
off-the-shelf components by people with minimal experience. It would 
be a pity to lose that. Also, specialized parts have a nasty tendency 
to become unavailable over time.

JDB
[yes, I know that people are having trouble sourcing the specified 
LED. On the other hand, that's just the LED that works *best* -- for 
a working system with maybe a bit less range you can use pretty much 
any LED, especially if you adapt the optics to the illumination angle 
of the LED (or the other way around)]
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