gnupic: Open source hardware/software for programming the 16F627/628
Subject:
Re: Open source hardware/software for programming the 16F627/628
From:
Dan Christian ####@####.####
Date:
1 Dec 2001 03:04:55 -0000
Message-Id: <200112010304.fB134Mx03507@smtp.idiom.com>
They had a 16F85 on the roadmap (basically more RAM and program memory). I
would think that would be the obvious replacement (for that pin count).
Of course, the 16F627/8 is a pretty nice chip with lots of extras in
hardware. But, it takes a few more pins to do it.
I'm actually looking at the 18F family. These should be hitting the shelves
about now and they are so much nicer in so many ways (more memory, faster,
bigger stack, better instruction set). I am soooo ready to stop hassling
over paging issues. The programming circuit should be the same as 16F62x.
-Dan
On Thursday 29 November 2001 06:41, Simon Wood wrote:
> It appears that Microchip are trying to phase out the 16F84 as the basic
> PIC by adjusting the price to be undesirable. I think that the most
> appropriate replacement is the 16F627/8 which are quite a bit cheaper.
>
> I have access to 'real' programming hardware and software here at work, but
> would ideally like to program the PIC16F627/8 devices at home using my
> Linux system with a home built/or 'cheap to purchase' board.
>
> Short of nicking the company's Picstart Plus programmer and using Picp, I
> have yet to find a solution.
>
> Does anyone have any suggestions?
>
> Thanks,
> Simon Wood
