NEIL GANDLER wrote:
>
>  I am designing a device that maintains an internal accurate clock,
> that also tracks the day of week. On weekdays at a certain time,
> I want to run a sequence that activates the power and channel buttons
> on a gutted remote control aimed at  my television to turn it on, and off
> in an hour so I can wake up to television. I was wondering if a crystal
> controlled PIC 16C5X could be used as an accurate time reference.
>
>                 Neil GandlerYou can use de mains 50Hz or 60Hz to get an
 accurate time reference, and use
the crystal when then main power is off.

L.G.
luis@idite.uminho.pt
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