Those who have access to the UK originated magazine Electronics World (used
to be Electronics and Wireless World) may like to check out the September
issue for a couple of articles on Microchip products.

First one is on making a bar code reader (or more correctly decoding the
bars read from a wand) using a 16F877, complete with a hex code listing.
Gives a basic feel for how bar codes are decoded using UPC and EAN-13. Hex
listing also available from the author by email.

Second article is on using Microchip Keeloq devices in code hopping
applications. I have not seriously read this article yet so cannot comment
on its content.

American folk may be able to find this magazine in Barnes and Noble if these
interest you. I believe I saw an issue of it in B & N in Redmond City CA a
few months back.

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