> > > My statement is that the mention of a tranciever shouldn't need
> > > to be in the datasheet, because the audience of a datasheet is
> > > not beginners

I said -

> > Disagree

> A technical datasheet is *not* a beginner's manual. I'm sorry, but
> there are *always* assumptions made about the audience. In the
> case of a technical manual one of the assumptions is that the
> audience is familiar with electronics and microcontrollers
>
> This does leave a niche for those who write beginners books, and
> there are *many* beginner's books on the PIC.

Agree, as you've made a distinction between "datasheet" and
"technical datasheet". The best self-help for a beginner to do is to get
as much information as possible, yet as the OP has found out, it took
someone from here to turn the light on re transceivers. We've all been
caught I'm sure. When you don't know what you don't know it's not always
easy to pick what's a good source of info and what's not. Personally I go
for Google first and have a nosey around

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