Hmm, from what I remember that if you blow a chip (I.E. let the smoke out
of it) they dont work anymore. if you want an analog signal use an A/D
converter.

On Tue, 23 Jun 1998, Michael Hearn wrote:

> Dear all,
>
> I just want to check whether it is true that the PIC models that can
> deal with analogue ports can only be blown once.
> I am doing a project at school that involves making a robot that can follow
> a white line made of masking tape (MicroMouse by the IEE) and I was
> wondering what sort of motor we should use. We have a choice between DC and
> stepper motors but it seems to us that the 16C84 (the chip we use at the
> moment) cannot deal with analogue signals. Is this true and what other
> chips can do this? Also, is it true that the chips that can do this are
> blow once? I just wanted to clear up a few inconsistencies.
>
> Anyone know about this? Anyone? At all?
>
> Michael
>