Well it looks like from the response that it is off to the local book
store for a book on bit-banging a Serial Interfaces (Serial-PIC'n
maybe).

  Thanks for all the assistance and suggestions.
Phil

Phil wrote:
>
>   I would like to connect a GPS card (Rockwell Jupiter) to my 16F877.
> Initially I would like to have the output displayed on the PC via a
> terminal program and eventually on an LCD.
> - I understand how to communicate with the PC via the USART and a
> MAX232.
> - I understand how to communicate with the LCD display.
> - I should be able to write the code necessary to convert the NMEA
> strings into the information I want.
>
> ** What I do not know how to do is to set up a second serial port. (I
> think that is what I need?)  The NMEA data is sent 4800,8-N-1, at one
> second intervals.
>
>   Does anyone have examples or pointers in a high level language (sorry
> but I am not an assembler kind-of guy :} ) that I could base my effort
> on?  Either in pseudo code or words would be gratefully appreciated.
>
>   I have searched the PICLIST archive with no luck.  I must be entering
> the wrong key words since I am surprised that I was unable to find any
> references.
>
> Phil
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