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> From: pic microcontroller discussion list
> [mailto:PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU]On Behalf Of Stuart O'Reilly
> Sent: Monday, February 14, 2000 5:25 PM
> To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU
> Subject: Re: An Idea....
>
>
> I actually did this using PBP, My aim was to have a little board like
> this inside a cd player so i could make it remote controlled, eg. have
> the output line connected to the buttons on the front panel and then
> pulse the outputs when I wanted something to happen. I can post the code
> later if any one wants it. (if i still have it). Setup was all done by
> serial to eg. if the pulse on an output was to be positive going or
> negative going etc.
> Regards
> Stuart O'Reilly
>
> Jonathan Philpott wrote:
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > I was thinking, would it be possible to have a PIC
> > that could you could "talk" to via a serial port, to
> > give it commands... i was thinking something like
> > this,
> >
> > When you connect to it, it just waits for input, and
> > gives a prompt:
> >
> > >_
> >
> > Then you can give it a command to turn on one of the
> > output lines, a simple one character command would be
> > enough, e.g "o" for on and "f" for off, so:
> >
> > >o1
> >
> > would turn on output line one, and f1 would turn it
> > off.
> >
> > Is this is possible?
> >
> > Jon
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