Hi,
do not forget, please, the so-called Parallax-style assembler, which is -
from my point of view - more concise and easier to read. Actually it is
sold to Techtools, and available for free from www.tech-tools.com
HLL may be an option if programmer's efficiency requested, though.

Regards,
Imre


On Sat, 24 Mar 2001, Bob Ammerman wrote:

> > * The 16F84 has been recommended to me. Are there any other PIC micros out
> > there with many more GPIO pins, maybe in a DIP 40 package? The 16F84 I
> > could use, but I'd have to add multiplexing and latching circuitry and
> > it'd be nice to avoid that.
>
> If you are just getting started I strongly recommend the PIC16F87x series,
> these come in 28 and 40pin flavors, are flash programmable, support
> in-circuit progamming and debugging, contain lots of useful peripherals, and
> are pretty 'roomy' when it comes to RAM and ROM capacity.
>
> > * I've seen quite a few programmers. Anyone have any experiences they'd
> > like to share as far as which is fairly inexpensive and works well? I'm
> > not interested in building my own - I'd rather just buy one.
>
> Get a Microchip ICD (about $99 to $160 depending on options). This works
> with the F87x family and allows you to both program and debug in circuit.
>
> > * Is there a particular assembler that people generally like to use with
> > the PIC micros?
>
> MPASM is free from microchip.
>
> > Thanks in advance!
> >
> > -->Neil
>
> Bob Ammerman
> RAm Systems
> (contract development of high performance, high function, low-level
> software)
>
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