> I've heard good-ish things about Microchip's offerings in this > arena. They have a chip which essentially needs only an > oscillator and a transceiver, handles all the overhead and > takes/produces a standard logic-level async serial stream. > Also has DCE/CD/etc. pins for easy use. > > Can't recall the part number off hand- MCP2150? and you'd need the IR chip, like http://www.voti.nl/shop/p/IR-IRDA-1.html :) Wouter van Ooijen -- ------------------------------------------- Van Ooijen Technische Informatica: www.voti.nl consultancy, development, PICmicro products docent Hogeschool van Utrecht: www.voti.nl/hvu -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist