Microchip is actually recommending the Hi Tech C compilier for use with
there mid range parts.  You could probably meet your requirements with a
PIC17C73A or (74A if you need more pins).

I'm not sure about the Parallax Pic Burner, I know that you can burn
chips
with the Microchip programmer with Parallax Object code, but I've never
tried it the other way.


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kam Bansal [SMTP:kamb@JPS.NET]
> Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 1998 10:06 AM
> To:   PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU
> Subject:      Guidence needed...
>
> Hi all!
>
> I need some guidence here, I want to build the following system:
>
> A digital thermostat that displays its information (current temp,
> hi/lo etc) on
> a 4x40 lcd (scott edwards), be able to send this info via serial (low
> baud rate
> okay), be able to receive "hi/lo" alarm info (if the temp goes above
> or below
> make a buzz..) from serial.
>
> Now I was looking at the CCS C compiler, and they do support serial
> support.
> So, what pic(s) do you recommend? What verison of the CCS compiler do
> I need (i
> guess it's based on the pic selection), and finally, I currently own a
> Parallax
> Pic Burner, so can it be burned using this hardware or do I need other
> hardware?
>
>
> Any advice would be greatly appriciated!
>
>
>                                                                 -Kam
> (^8*
>
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