>Why don't you try an IR serial link. The RX module could be connected to >and powered by the PC serial port. The TX side could be built into your >data logger. The TX/RX speed will be slow, (600-2400). Do you need to >xmit a lot of data ? Not really, only 64K Bytes max. each time. Is the IR serial link circuit complicated? Are there any low cost off-the-shelf modules available? _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details.