2.4GHz Splitter

Using the Wilkinson power divider topology, it should be simple to create a splitter for the allspice network, which would allow some nodes to be hard-wired while other nodes wireless. An asymmetrical topology is still under consideration, which would redirect a small portion of power to the wired nodes while allowing most of the power to be broadcast to the wireless nodes.

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Some power splitters

By combing a splitter and a bidirectional coupler, it should be possible to place most of the power to the antenna, and slice off a small section (while maintaining bi-directionality in the coupling) for the wired section, which only needs about -60dBm of power to function without error.

Such a topology will cut off communications between wired and wireless nodes unless forwarded by the allspice controller. Nodes which need to connect should use a custom packet addressed to the allspice controller with the forward notation followed by the packet itsself. ex "ASP:GPS:CUT 117.465N 45.35W"

read outlout as "To ASP from GPS forward to CUT…"

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A bi-directional coupler