Hi.

What would be the easiest way to have multiple 16C84's talk to the same
Max232?
I don't want to use PortB for this, so open drain configuration as
described in one of the Parallax Stamp application notes is out of the
question. At least as far as I can see.
It is crucial to use only one MAX232.


Would this work?
                          /--------------------+-----[ R2 ]---- VCC
                        |/c                    |
PortA.0 -----[ R1 ]-----|                      |
  PIC 1                 |\e                    |
                          ------+-- Max 232 in |
                                |              |
                              |/e              |
      Port A.0 ----[ R3 ]-----|                |
                              |\c              |
                                ---------------+

etc.

I am not good at this, so any help appreciated.

yours,
Ronald