Newbie PIC program design help

[ajhoward]

I haven't started the source code yet. I have kids and just can't get the time to learn the basic language. I have also been doing some reading on JAL, I know vbscript and find a lot of similarities, but I just can't find the time to put anything together yet, so yes it is still in the conceptual stage. Is my idea feasible though?. With the voltage monitoring, the input would need to be connected to its own vcc, is this ok directly or would it need to go through I diode do you think?

[mackrackit]

Yes, it is doable. You may want to power the MCU with a DC to DC converter to have a constant voltage, then the actual battery voltage can be measured. Or set up a reference voltage with a divider.

[ajhoward]

Yes, it is doable. You may want to power the MCU with a DC to DC converter to have a constant voltage, then the actual battery voltage can be measured. Or set up a reference voltage with a divider.

I think I will scratch the battery monitor idea. I'll just go with the basic timer in JAL I think.