gnupic: Re: [gnupic] gnupic and PIC Programmer and Test Bed Kit (Australia)
Subject:
Re: [gnupic] gnupic and PIC Programmer and Test Bed Kit (Australia)
From:
Byron A Jeff ####@####.####
Date:
16 Jun 2005 05:05:48 +0100
Message-Id: <20050616040523.GB4340@cleon.cc.gatech.edu>
On Wed, Jun 15, 2005 at 07:07:49PM -0400, Bill Freeman wrote:
> Stuart Woolford writes:
> ...
> > I live in Australia, and am about to begin exploring pic programming
> > (namely the pic16f84/a, which I guess is a good one for beginners? My
>
> I strongly suggest that you go with the PIC16F648A. It's a
> superset of the old 'F84. Code written for the 'F84 will run on the
> 'F684 with few changes (the config word probably isn't compatible, but
> if done with symbols from the processor specific include files, might
> just work if re-assembled). In the January through April DigiKey
> catalog the cheapest 'F84 is the PIC16F84A-04/P at $5.63 in quantity
> 1, and $3.42 in quantity 100 (US dollars). The PIC16F648A-I/P is $3.48
> quantity 1, and $1.83 quantity 100.
I'd even upgrade to the 16F88 for all of the reasons that you've outlined.
BAJ
