That sounds great Mahmood, I'm looking forward to it. Just out of
curiousity, how did you handle the incoming signal? Did you just poll,
or use the CCP or TMR modules?

Thanks,

Josh
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Mahmood Elnasser wrote:
>
> Hi all
> I designed a satellite dish positioner 4 yrs ago , using pic16c84 and
> opto-isolator , i made the infra red link utilizing the  satellite's ir
> reciever chip ( which is quite cheap ) and some software to decode the
> buttons . i will post it on the list when i get home , 2 - 3 weeks time . it
> uses only one pin of the pic which makes it great if u want to interface a
> keypad to your project and u r pushed for pins .
> the circuit worked beautifully and i managed to convert my cheap receiver
> into a full positioner version which was over double the price at the time .
> and i still use it today with my digital sat receiver .

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