>>
In fact, many people develop on the '87x and then drop down to cheaper
chips
after the code is working. Just so you're careful to limit yourself to the
features of your eventual target chip.
<<
for example:  F87x's have 10 bit a/d's, while C7x's (drop-in replacements)
              have 8 bit a/d's

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