Thanks. 100-pin PIC might be a challenge, but probably doable. Somehow I was skipping everything arduino-related. Probably w5100 board could even be a good excuse to actually use some arduino clone too, most probably they have ready-to-use libraries. On Mon, Aug 31, 2015 at 10:29 PM, Bob Blick wrote: > The Wiznet W5100 is very popular, it does much of the heavy lifting > especially compared with the ENC28J80. > > Cheapest when purchased as an "Ethernet Shield", very close to your $5 > budget: > > http://www.ebay.com/itm/-/201253750894 > > Cheerful regards, Bob > > On Mon, Aug 31, 2015, at 12:10 PM, KPL wrote: >> Hi, >> >> With all these IOT things, everybody uses ESP8266 for various >> applications, where something has to be measured, switched, etc >> remotely, in relatively close proximity. Nothing can beat that price, >> under 5$ for MCU with wifi. >> >> What could be the cheapest/easiest option to get the same with wired >> ethernet? PIC with ENC28J60? >> >> 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? >> >> I have used LANTRONIX UDS-10 as serial-ethernet bridge, but I have a >> very limited amount of them, and they are quite bulky. >> >> -- >> KPL > > -- > http://www.fastmail.com - IMAP accessible web-mail > > -- > http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist --=20 KPL --=20 http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .