Additional serial port via I2C

[roboTT]

Anyone has ever seen something like a 'ready to use' serial interface on I2C ?

I would love to have another serial for telemetry on MRC3024,
possible?

[i-Bot]

NXP do an I2C to serial chip, but it is surface mount, and I have not seen a board using it.
I would suggest to use something like an ATMega168 with the I2C slave connecting to the C3024, and the 168 serial port to your device. Do as much processing on the 168 as possible, because the I2C will have to be bit banged on the C3024 as master.
Use either my I2C firmware on the C3024, or at least Version 2.7 firmware from flash, or it is very slow.

[roboTT]

Gee,
did not know this would be so tricky.
I am not an electrician so probably i will not be able to step forward with this.

Nothing like a 'ready to work' thing, so i could just connect and 'speak' to the device?

Thanks i-Bot, you've been always very helpful.


Ps.

maybe there is something like a Serial port expander,
where you connect something to a TX/RX port on MRC and on the other side you get 3,4 RS232 ports ?

The thing is,
my HTC (Pocket PC) is the main brain doing all calculations,
it is connected via bluetooth to TX/RX on MRC, and goes with all decisions, gathering data from AD0-AD7 and deciding where to go by using pocketpc onboard GPS receiver.

I would also like to have an option to transmit the data via telemetry module:

http://www.active-robots.co.uk/mini-rf-telemetry-module-ukeu-400mhz-p-573.html

But there is no place i can connect it to as the only serial port is used by th ebluetooth... :/

[i-Bot]

If it is low speed(4800) and in one direction, you could use the LCD port

[roboTT]

One direction,

i-Bot, any scheme or code how to write to LCD some bytes?

[roboTT]

i-Bot,

what about PWM ports,
can they be used to transmit/receive characters?

[roboTT]

Great stuff i-Bot, many thanks for LCD tip.

Got my LCD port sending telemetry characters all the time via radio,
while my PocketPC is connected via bluetooth to the C3024.

You rock!!

[Eddy23]

good content thanks

[pejus]

@i-Bot
yo, can you share with others with this tip you gave to roboTT? :p