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[LEDave]

You will get it.. Plenty of resources here.

Would be go if I could. Like I said when I first joined the Forum: I may not be that brightest but I am a trier

But you may want to start a new thread specific to the project. This one has gotten all over the place...

Fair comment mackrackit. I'll do my background research into rf and try and pick up as much as I can then later in the year I'll start a 'Project Specific' thread.

In the meantime what next here?

Dave

[mackrackit]

Would be go if I could. Like I said when I first joined the Forum: I may not be that brightest but I am a trier

Same here, I just add more voltage though...

In the meantime what next here?

While you are getting the RF modules figured out you could start on the project using wires.
Then all you will have to do is add the RF stuff later on.

[LEDave]

While you are getting the RF modules figured out you could start on the project using wires.Then all you will have to do is add the RF stuff later on.

Good shout, I like it and I'm on it Boss

I'm thinking two 16F684's SEROUT from one into SERIN on the other to LCD / or Communicator. With a push_button on SEROUT PIC to simulate the beam at this stage with an LDR / potential divider to trigger the 'SEND DATA' at night fall.

How does that sound?

Dave

[mackrackit]

SEROUT is very limited.

Use SEROUT2/SERIN2 .
Then when you get a PIC with hardware serial the syntax will be the same.

[LEDave]

Use SEROUT2/SERIN2 . Then when you get a PIC with hardware serial the syntax will be the same.

SERIN / OUT2 it is. Cheers mackrackit.

I nearly missed that one

Same here, I just add more voltage though...

Dave

[LEDave]

I've been GQQGLING around looking for rfpic info and on several sites I've found articles from people all saying that the rfpic battery had gone flat after only about a week.Has anyone here found this to be the case?

I guess for the project the rfpic will need to be in sleep mode as much as possible to save the battery power.

Dave

[LEDave]

Quick question:

When does an INPUT voltage level on a pin become an INPUT? What I'm clumsily trying to say is that when I use my potential divider (fixed resistor and an LDR) the voltage level will gradually rise until the PIC reads that voltage as a logic 1, will that be exactly five volts or less?

Dave