> I'd love to be able to find a compact, ready made module
>that would do this part for me. Digital (ie serial data,
>etc) control would be ideal, but analog might be possible.
>Alternatively I could use the CCP module to generate some
>PWM, but I'd need a driver. The reason I'd like a module
>is that in the event of a problem it would be easy to swap
>out. I've done some searching and what I'm finding are a
>ton of smaller modules meant for dimming LEDs.

I would be tempted to use a small PIC 10F or 12F to do a software PWM, 
driving a Microchip FET driver, driving a suitably rated FET, as a module. 
Then you could use whatever interface to the PIC you wanted.

Alternatively a slightly bigger PIC, in the 16F627/28/48 has a hardware UART 
that you could use for the external interface, instead of using a software 
UART with the smaller devices. 

-- 
http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive
View/change your membership options at
http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist