PIC && WiFi suggestions

[jellis00]

I guess it depends on what you need, but ...
I wouldn't mess with xbee-zigbee-newbee or whatever.

Go with Something that gives you Everything, like serial over wifi. Using a COM port redirecter on the PC, it looks like a serial port, but it's wireless.
HTTP server, Network Time access, etc. etc. etc.


MatchPort® b/g
http://www.lantronix.com/device-netw...matchport.html
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Darrel,
After reviewing its data sheet and your posts, I have decided to give it a go with a MatchPort b/g for our application.
Do you have any kind of a reference design that uses one of the PIC chips with the MatchPort b/g that you could share with me? What I am looking for are:
1) a schmatic;
2) an example PCB interface/layouot between the PIC and the MatchPort;
3) and some applicable PICBASIC PRO code that will setup the MatchPort and the serial interface, and also send/receive serial data/messages to/from the MatchPort using AT messages. Any help on this would be greatly appreciated.
John Ellis

[dhouston]

I have decided to give it a go with a MatchPort b/g for our application.

What kind of range do you need? Could this doohickey work in your application? It might save you both work and money. Plus, it's really easy on a battery in sleep mode.