as my design environment only supports 16f and 18f, i am limited to these series. pic16 do only have 1 usart. pic18 with 2 usart are not yet available. so i need to do a software solution. 2008/6/12 M. Adam Davis : > On 6/12/08, tinu b wrote: > > there is no 28 pin pic with 2 hardware usart interfaces, so i think i > need a > > software solution. > > There are at least 23 PICs that are 28 pins with 2 UART or USART > interfaces. > > There are 20 sixteen bit PICs with two UART interfaces - all 24 and 30 > series, the least expensive of which appears to be PIC24FJ16GA002, > under $2 in volume. > > http://www.microchip.com/stellent/idcplg?IdcService=SS_GET_PAGE&nodeId=1335&dDocName=en520629 > Even comes with a FIFO on the uarts. > > There are 3 18F parts with 2 USART interfaces, though they are future > products: PIC18F24J11, PIC18F25J11, PIC18F26J11 > > -Adam > > -- > EARTH DAY 2008 > Tuesday April 22 > Save Money * Save Oil * Save Lives * Save the Planet > http://www.driveslowly.org > -- > 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