yes the marking -04P means that it is for 4MHz at the most. /nabil ________________________________ (part of a better world) Nabil Benhadj Vdstrarvnneholmsvdgen 43 A 217 49 Malmv mobil- +46 (0)707-770448 hem tel- +46 (0)40-6788481 mail- n.b@home.se icq- 4023836 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bala Chandar" To: Sent: Friday, November 03, 2000 9:56 AM Subject: Re: [PIC]: 16F84A - 4MHz or 20MHz? > I have a 16F84A pic waiting to be programmed. It is a standard 18 pin > plastic package. Can someone tell me the maximum frequency at which it can > be run? > > The Product Line Card (for Qtr 2 2000) I received from Microchip shows the > maximum frequency for 16F84A as 20MHz. But the marking on the chip is > "PIC16F84A-04/P". Does "04" in the marking mean that its maximum frequency > is only 4MHz? > > Thanks. > > Regards, > Bala Chandar > > -- > http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic: > "[PIC]:","[SX]:","[AVR]:" =uP ONLY! "[EE]:","[OT]:" =Other "[BUY]:","[AD]:" =Ads > > > > -- http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList mailto:piclist-unsubscribe-request@mitvma.mit.edu