Ethernet with ENC28J60

[medielectro]

Helo All,

I am running a company called Martin's Electronic Devices & Instruments and I am doing the software designing.

In lot of our projects we are using serial communication with PC. We have done several projects with serial communication to PC as well as between devices. RS485 protocol also implemented in lot of our projects. But when it comes to Ethernet I think the inertia due to the experience in ordinary serial communication is pulling me back. So I need a starting for Embedded Ethernet/Internet with PIC controllers. I am planning to start with Microchip's ENC28J60. The hardware is very simple and can easily design a PCB for that. What I need is some step-by-step guide to start writing the code. I can start with just a simple trivial Ethernet device which can just send / receive few bytes, then start building from there.

Can anyone please help by providing some links from where I can download / purchase the documents?

[Jan Axelson]

Start here:

http://www.microchip.com/wwwproducts/Devices.aspx?dDocName=en022889

Look at the example application and documentation.

My Embedded Ethernet and Internet Complete book will help you understand the different protocols for network communications:

http://www.lvr.com/eec.htm

Jan