gnupic: Re: [gnupic] 16f84 replacement
Subject:
Re: [gnupic] 16f84 replacement
From:
"George M. Gallant, Jr." ####@####.####
Date:
15 Jul 2006 23:56:29 +0100
Message-Id: <1153004146.2703.15.camel@scuba.home.net>
If you are switching, why not try the PIC18F1320. 18 pins, faster, more
memory,
infinitely better stack, multiple memory pointers. I switched a couple
years with
no regrets. I mostly use the 28 pin 18f252 (pin compatible with 16f876)
George
On Sat, 2006-07-15 at 20:47 +0100, Robert Pearce wrote:
> On Sat, 15 Jul 2006, Maxim Wexler ####@####.#### wrote :
>
> >The picprog docs use the example of a 16f84 but I hear that's an obsolete
> >chip and picprog --help doesn't even list it.
> >
> >So what' s a good alternative for a newbie to use?
> >
> The 16F84 used to be the defacto standard basic entry-level PIC, because
> it was the cheapest 18-pin 14-bit flash version with EEPROM. The 16F627
> (or 628) now seems to have taken that place, largely because despite
> having extra peripherals it has been cheaper than the '84 for some time.
