I am new to the PIC area and am about to start on my first project. I need
to measure the time between two events to 100th second and display the time
on a 5 digit display as sss:ss Which PIC would be the best choice for this
very low volume application? Would I be better off using one PIC to handle
the timing and another to handle the system control and the display which
should be updated whilst the measurement is taking place? I will eventually
want to use very large display panels and these require quite a large drive
current would I be better using an external shifter and driver from the
start or can the PIC drive these currents?

Sorry if it is a load of 'silly' questions but I am trying to get some form
of quick starting point so that I can decide what tools I need for what is
a fairly simple application.


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