Ick Yeah, I thought there would be something like that wrong with connecting it directly, but I thought the site would have thought it out a bit better. Oh well. On 5/6/05, Dave VanHorn wrote: > At 11:40 AM 5/6/2005, Dave Turner wrote: > >I recall hearing somewhere that you can actually use the PIC usart > >levels with the PC without a converter. I haven't actually tryed > >this, but it might be worth a go. > > > >http://www.sparkfun.com/tutorial/serialio/serial-5-hardware.htm > > I've seen it done, but it's not a good idea. > > What's the ESD protection on a pic pin? > What happens when you connect to a device that drives +/- 12 or 24V, > and has a bit of current available? > What happens when you get a bit of a ring, overshoot or undershoot? > What happens on plugging in, if ground isn't the first pin that makes contact? > All legal under 232. > > -- > http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist