Hi Shane,
those Nordic chips look interesting, both in features and
in price. Can you tell me where I can order them from?

TIA,

Patrick Murphy
James Valley Electronics
Phone (204) 353-4353

Shane Tolmie wrote:
>
> Yes, this looks like it would be extremely interesting.  I would definitey encourage you to write this :)
>
> As an aside, Nordic offer a bi-directional radio chip.
>
> 433Mhz, 20kbps, bi-directional, no manchester encoding required (just r/w standard RS232 from a shift register), selectable for 2
> channel, 4-wire interface, in a so-20 package, with 8 external components needed.  Needs 4Mhz crystal, a few inductors and a few
> capacitors. Works a treat. They supply gerber designs, and the chips are around $US3.50 ea.  See http://www.nvlsi.no/thenRF0433.htm.
>
> Cheers,
> Shane.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: pic microcontroller discussion list
> > [mailto:PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU]On Behalf Of Sean H. Breheny
> > Sent: Saturday, 17 March 2001 11:34 a.m.
> > To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU
> > Subject: Re: [AD]: Online book
> >
> >
> > Hi all,
> >
> > Thanks for the responses, it looks like there may be some interest :-)
> >
> > I have a tentative table of contents and a lot of ideas for the tutorial
> > and kits, but they are not finished yet. I was planning on really starting
> > work on this after I finished my BSEE degree requirements, in early May. My
> > idea was to do this as a summer project, so if I do it, it should be
> > completed by around August, perhaps earlier if I shorten the tutorial or do
> > it in sections, in which case I could release parts of it at a time.
> >
> > For those who haven't followed this from the beginning, the idea is that I
> > would write a fairly extensive free web-based tutorial on simple wireless
> > communications for microcontrollers, including RF and IR links. It would be
> > organized like a book, and would cover material from basic radio
> > communications theory up through low to mid data rate digital
> > communications, in a mainly practical way but with enough theory to
> > understand what is going on.
> >
> > It would have several design examples with code and schematics, and I would
> > sell kits including all the necessary parts and a PCB for each design example.
> >
> > I'm open to any suggestions (such as the one to include info on IR TV
> > remotes), and I'll let you all know as soon as I decide if I am going to do
> > this.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Sean
> >
> >
> >
> > At 02:13 PM 3/16/01 -0500, you wrote:
> > >Where can we get this kit ?
> > >};-D
> >
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