PIC18F25Q43 serial combiner - possible?

[mpgmike]

Well said Henrik! If you aren't willing to spend some time with the data sheet and learn how to use the cool stuff on the newer PICs, just stick with your antiquated "Model T's" and do what you can. As Henrik said, most of the built-in peripherals require manually manipulating SFRs anyways. PBP commands regarding SPI and I2C (and I think PWM commands) aren't even using the built-in peripherals but accomplishing the functionality with software.

One of the most prolific contributors to the PBP community was the late Daryl Taylor. He was not the creator of PBP; he got involved after PBP was somewhat mature. He learned ASM by writing PBP code, then opening the .asm file to see what PBP did. In every data sheet is an Instruction Summary that lists the ASM commands and what they effectively do. You wouldn't need to become a master ASM programmer to learn enough to follow the bouncing ball. As for C code (XC8), with the exception of the "printf" type commands, you'd be surprised how much of it makes sense when you look at it. Of course, you'll never know until you try. Live life on the edge, my friend!

[wjsmarine]

Thanks gentlemen, all good information.

Of course the only real method of achieving success is to put the 'hands on' and work my way through it, it's a background task and will take time but I'm sure the fruits of success will be very sweet.

@Richard
Your assumptions are correct mate, however each of the incoming streams end with CRLF and also have distinct start headers (as mentioned a bit like GPS NMEA strings) so there is hope. If you don't have any Richard I can post a couple of the Q43 to you when I receive samples because I'm sure to ask for help at some stage (same address?) - you have my email address from before however please change the gmail to yahoo, otherwise the same.

The print sharers would have only worked with handshaking I reckon.

Cheers,
Bill in Perth

[richard]

I can post a couple of the Q43

i have some 26q43 you sent me earlier thanks, but have not gone to 3.1 either yet.
you could consider something like the esp 32, it could probably do it while still asleep [has 3 uarts]


a few sample messages from each source would be handy to test with [hex list maybe]