> With all these IOT things, everybody uses ESP8266 for various
applications,
> where something has to be measured, switched, etc remotely, in relatively
> close proximity. Nothing can beat that price, under 5$ for MCU with wifi.
>=20
> What could be the cheapest/easiest option to get the same with wired
> ethernet? PIC with ENC28J60?
>=20
> I'm talking about really simple tasks, currently I need to switch on and
off
> some lights around the house. I have not tried to program
> ESP8266 directly, just as an serial-wifi bridge with PIC, programmed in
JAL,
> and it did not seem very reliable.
> As far as I have looked, ENC28J60 libraries seemed quite easy to use in
JAL, so
> probably that's the way to go.
> Are there any other cheap and simple options?
>=20
> I have used LANTRONIX UDS-10 as serial-ethernet bridge, but I have a very
> limited amount of them, and they are quite bulky.
>=20
> --
> KPL

Look at PIC18F97J60, it has both MAC and PHY built-in so you don't need a
separate controller chip. The downside is that it is a 100 pin chip :-(

As little as 6.22 each, 5.18 price break at 10.

~ Bob Ammerman
RAm Systems


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