Ok, thanks. Your future chip looks very promising!
The connection to the meter is done via an "optical eye", following  a 
standard called IEC61107 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEC_61107). So 
not optically isolated in the sense you probably mean.

/Johan

On 2010-02-12 21:44, Pascal Baerten wrote:
> Hello Johan,
>
> Not a stupid question.  I should say that I've similar need for my wood
> pellets boiler who accepts rs232 connexion. However, the BAE0910 has no
> uart pin available.
> Emulating uart communication on a PIO is feasible for tx, but rx is not
> reliable with polling, even at 2400 bps.
>
> I plan however another slave chip that will cover communication aspects:
> uart, ps/2 keyboard, i²c & lcd. But don't expect it before June.
>
> You said optical serial interface... do you mean optically isolated
> serial interface or something else?
>
> Pascal
>
>
>
> 2010/2/12 Johan <picul...@telia.com <mailto:picul...@telia.com>>
>
>     Hi Pascal.
>     Might be a stupid question since I'm not a hardware guy but would this
>     chip be suitable for my project to try and read by central heating meter
>     which has an optical serial (RS232) interface? Could you fit in a simple
>     RS232 stack on the chip or should/could you run the code on the computer
>     and just send the commands via BAE0910?
>
>     Paul, will there be a man page for this device on owfs.org
>     <http://owfs.org> (or could I
>     just not find it)?
>
>     regards
>     /Johan
>
>     On 2010-02-02 00:16, Pascal Baerten wrote:
>      > Hi,
>      >
>      > I'm pleased to announce the BAE0910, a new multifunction 1-wire slave
>      > device!
>      > Functions such pulse width modulation and embedded logic are now
>      > possible on your 1-wire network.
>      > The BAE0910 was the missing link of most 1-wire projects.
>      >
>      > Main features:
>      >
>      >     * 1-wire compatible
>      >     * up to four PWM (pulse width modulation)
>      >     * one strong OUTPUT (sink/source up to 20mA)
>      >     * one PIO with integrated pull up/down
>      >     * one 32bit COUNTER input
>      >     * one 8bit ADC input with averaging & totalisation functions
>      >     * direct control of up to four R/C servo's
>      >     * 32bit RTC
>      >     * 1Kbyte eeprom
>      >     * 32byte user RAM
>      >     * AE AutomationEngine: embedded logic interpreter with four
>      >       concurrent instruction flows
>      >     * firmware upgradable via 1-wire
>      >
>      > All theses features are integrated in a single soic-8 package with
>      > direct connexion to DQ (require 5Vdc supply).
>      > Complete documentation datasheet is available online.
>      >
>      > Special thanks to Paul Alfille for integrating support of this
>     device in
>      > OWFS project and for the constant feedback he provided during
>      > development of the device.
>      > Starting on version 2.7p29, OWFS integrate support for BAE0910.
>      >
>      > The BAE0910 chip is already available for order online and a tiny
>     board
>      > (13x36mm) integrating the BAE0910 is also availlable on preorder now.
>      >
>      > Visit www.brain4home.eu <http://www.brain4home.eu>
>     <http://www.brain4home.eu/> for more info.
>      >
>      >
>      > --
>      > Pascal
>      >
>      >
>      >
>      >
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