Thanks to those that replied...after a little digging I found one at
www.viddata.com.

Now I've just go to build it, debug it & write some pc software :)

CR

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Olin Lathrop [mailto:olin_piclist@COGNIVIS.COM]
> Sent: Tuesday, 17 October 2000 10:48
> To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU
> Subject: Re: [PIC]: Project Idea, anyone done it already?
>
>
> > I've thought of what I think would be a good project for a
> pic. I would
> like
> > to have a 8 channel relay board that is controlled through
> a standard
> serial
> > interface.
> >
> > ie. PC->Serial->Pic->8*Relay
> >
> > It would also be nice to have the Pic able to report the
> status of each
> > relay back to the host.
> >
> > Has anyone done a circuit like this already?
>
> Yes, I have.  But before we get too far, is this a commercial
> project (in
> other words a real budget) or a one-off hobby project?
> (Sorry, but I've
> gotten caught on this before, especially on this PIC list.
> After spending
> time with several emails back and forth sending descriptions,
> specs, and the
> like, I finally discover that the other person is expecting
> code for free
> and never had an intention to pay for anything).
>
> Not quite a year ago we created a custom system for
> sequencing power to a
> piece of industrial equipment that has lots of individual DC
> supplies and
> other things that need to be separately switched.  We
> deliberately kept it
> general so that it would be applicable in a variety of
> applications.  It has
> switched AC outputs, digital outputs, digital inputs, and configurable
> analog window detection inputs for sensing of DC power supply
> outputs.  It
> can be controlled from a host via a serial line, but the sequence of
> operations can also be programmed into the unit and saved in
> EEPROM.  The
> unit also reports current status, operations, and failures
> back to the host.
>
> Let me know if you want more detail.
>
>
> *****************************************************************
> Olin Lathrop, embedded systems consultant in Devens Massachusetts
> (978) 772-3129, olin@cognivis.com, http://www.cognivis.com
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