Hi, I would advise you look at modules based on Cambridge Silicon Radio chipset`s. We recently used a module from Mitsumi, actuallly interfaced to it at the HCI layer. This is dead easy if you don`t actually require a full bluetooth stack on your micro. However to make it even easier mitsumi will sell you the module with the bluetooth stack situated internally. It then appears as a transparent serial connection. To get some consumer products based on this goto www.brainboxes.com . Regards, Andy Andrew Seddon(andrew.seddon@camsig.co.uk) Cambridge Signal Processing(www.camsig.co.uk) TEL: 01354 742563 FAX: 01354 740693 --- Josh Koffman wrote: If you're interested in taking another route, check out http://www.iosoft.co.uk/index.php They have 802.11b to PIC dev kits, and then you could either bit bang the RS232 or use a USART (if unused in their board). HTH Josh -- A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools. -Douglas Adams Russell McMahon wrote: > Ideally I'd like to talk to it at 300 baud (!!!) although faster (eg 9600) > would be OK if necessary. Some I found worked at strictly limited baud > rates. Others didn't specify a limit but, given that some don't handle all > baud rates, this may turn out to be common practice. > > Application is to add a USB to Bluetooth adaptor to a PC and use it to talk > to the Bluetooth to serial device connected to an existing product. At this > stage it's a one off for a proof of concept demonstrator. > > 802.11B to serial would be an alternative. Probably cheaper at the PC end > and better range easily (which is not a major issue here). -- http://www.piclist.com#nomail Going offline? Don't AutoReply us! email listserv@mitvma.mit.edu with SET PICList DIGEST in the body -- http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList mailto:piclist-unsubscribe-request@mitvma.mit.edu