>have any problems with the 16F8xx and B024 firmware other than EEPROM?

The version of chip I have has known problems writing.  I have several
copies of the 877 programming spec also, with different timings <G>.

The current version uses, I believe, '84 mode to burn the 877.  SLow but at
least it meets all the varieties of spec from Mchip.

>   BTW, have you used the 16F877's 12-Bit A/D? I'm replacing an existing

Only in 8-bit mode (that is, shifted so the LSbits are somewhere else and
don't get used.  This is the default mode, btw).

>very accurate. That's my concern with the 16F877. Given a precision
>reference, I wonder if I can get a similar accuracy. However, it would be

I would try it, but not get my hopes up.  They've never been too good on
the analog side of things.

Andy

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