>  5V Wallwart -> 470ohm resistor -> cable -> opto -> PIC.
> 
> I don't see what the constant current source is going to give you
> with an ~constant cable resistance of up to a couple hundred
> ohms 

Possibly/probably, OTOH if you wanted to get fancy and measure
some remote parameters .....

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