Hello Achillies,

1. what cable do I need
2. what software can I use to interface the PIC
3. what additional software configuration I need to do
No cable necessary... 3 wires...going to your RS232.

I used Procomm

The pic I used T2400 for the transmittion rate, so that other parts were not necessary.

Additional Software? I can only assume you mean software for your PC. Most any software will work, you may have to adjust the baud rate, or invert your signal from your PIC chip. (or use a MAX chip).

Melanie put a beautiful program on this board, that does probably what you want... I Did a search on it.

http://www.picbasic.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=573


Dwayne