On 17 Mar 2003 06:41:13 -0800, jeannot@gmavt.net (Jean Gagnon) wrote:

>I need to control 10 TTL-level pins through ethernet using a web
>interface.
>My ideal solution should come with the RJ45 connector and (at least)
>the 10 i/o pins on the board.
>
>I am looking for the absolute cheapest solution.
>
>Thanks folks!
>
>Jean


TI's MSP430 is worth investigating.  They have an app note originally
called "MSP430F149 easyWeb - embedded web server with free TCP/IP
stack written in C"

The app note can be found here:
http://focus.ti.com/docs/apps/catalog/resources/appnoteabstract.jhtml?abstractName=slaa137
Docs for 4-layer version of the board can be found here:
http://www.elektroniknet.de/d&e/extraheft/dateien.htm
A 2-layer version of the board is available here (check under Price
List):
http://www.olimex.com/dev/
A gcc toolset can be found here:
http://mspgcc.sourceforge.net/

The MSP430F149 sells for about $6, the ethernet controller for less
than $10, PCB for $12.95, magnetics, crystal, etc shouldn't be too
much.

Regards
-Bill Knight
R O SoftWare