You can run most of the pic's at higher speeds and they usually work
okay with no errors,
but.... you have to heatsink them or you might let the smoke out.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Amey Deosthali [SMTP:amey@VISION.ECE.UTEXAS.EDU]
> Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 1998 1:53 PM
> To:   PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU
> Subject:      Using PIC16C71 A/D
>
> Hi all,
>
> I want to use the PIC16C71 A/D converter. Is it possible to use the
> 20Mhz
> clock to get 8-bit accuracy from A/D? The specifications say that if
> we
> use the 20Mhz clock, Tad is violated.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Amey
>
>
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