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[–] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago (2 children)

So do some fire panels, come to think of it. They use RS232 for programming, and either RS232 or RS485 for communication between modules.

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[–] lka1988@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 2 years ago* (1 child)

Yep. Coincidentally, part of that job involved a fire panel.

It falls under the KISS principal - and if it ain't broke, why fix it?

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[–] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago

Oh, definitely. There's a lot of products in the fire industry that haven't fundamentally changed since the 80s or 90s, maybe a few tweaks.

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