blunn@KEYCORP.COM.AU wrote:
>
> Bob Lunn
> 08/11/97 05:26 PM
>
> > What I'd *really* like to see is a list where they
> > state which PIC the 'future' chip will be based on.
> > It took me ages to discover that the 16C77 will be
> > available in a 'flash' version (16C877).
>
>      In those cases where the data sheet includes
>      a 'package options' section you'll find a note
>      like "footprint compatible with...".
>
>      In those cases where the data sheet includes
>      a 'pin diagram' section they seem to assume
>      that you'll compare pinouts and "reverse
>      engineer"!

That's what I thought. Problem is, all the PIC with the same
number of IO pins also share the same footprint...

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Tjaart van der Walt
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