That's just like Ashley's solution from yesterday hehe. Albeit with some
different resistor values. You also only have a current limiting
resistor on one of the PIC pins...does this seem sufficient or do you
think there should be one on both pins?

Josh
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Roman Black wrote:
>
> I had a think about it and this only took me about
> 30 seconds (1st doodle). :o)
>
> Solution: (3 resistors, no parts in remote)
>
>        +5v -------*----------------
>                   |
>  ------,          |                        Bi-colour LED
>        |    220   |
>      A *------R---|-----------------------------,
>        |          |              1              |
>        |          |                          ,--*--,
>  PIC   |          |                          |     |
>        |          R 33k                green -     v  red
>        |          |              2           ^     -
>      B *----------*-----------------------,  |     |
>        |                                  |  '--*--'
>        |           ,--R----------------,  |     |
>  ------'           |   3k3       3     |  '-----*
>                    |                   |        |
>                    |                   |        |
>                    |                   |       Switch
>                   gnd                  |        |
>                                        '--------'
>  A high, B low = RED
>  A low, B high = GREEN
>  (both inputs) B reads switch
>
> Josh Koffman wrote:
> >
> > Hi Roman. Actually, it's to get two colours and one switch on only three
> > wires. My goal is to remote mount these, and three wires is all I'd like
> > to use. As well, I'd like to keep the remote unit as low parts as
> > possible as I'd like to try and squeeze it in the shell of a connector.
> > > >
> > > >          (-|>-)bi colour LED   _=_ Switch
> > > >       ,--(    )--,------------o   o--,
> > > >       |  (-<|-)  |                   |
> > > >       |          |                   |
> > > >       |          |                   |
> > > >       |          |                   |
> > > >       O          O                   O
> > > >      1          2                   3
> > > >
> > > > 1= PIC Output
> > > > 2= +2.5 Volt
> > > > 3= PIC Input

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