"Dwornik, Sebastian" wrote:
>
> Has anyone begun to play with this 20 Mhz version of the popular '84
> series?
> Other then it being five times faster then the 4 Mhz version, is there
> any major difference or improvement in operation? After looking
> at the spec. sheet, my assumption seems that an electronic design using
> the 4 Mhz PIC can be easily swapped with its 20 Mhz version and the
> electronics (apart from the crystal) can remain the same. Please correct
> me if I'm wrong on this assumption. Obviously the code will change as
> well to conform with any special timing sequences.
>
> Sebastian

I wouldn't automatically assume that it will interface directly with
your hardware, problem free. The DIE may have different characteristics,
more susceptible to noise etc.

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