> On Thu, Aug 09, 2001 at 03:38:26PM -0400, John Ferrell wrote:
> > Speaking as one who is on the leading edge of the learning
> curve,  something
> > with training wheels would be good. No doubt about it, there is more
> > information and help available for the 16F84 than anything
> else. It is the
> > best place to start. I bought these and some 16F874's to start
> with and I
> > doubt I will need any thing else until some of the clouds clear.
> >
> > I looked at the datasheet on the 16F628 and decided it best to
> wait a while
> > for that one!
>
> I do see your point. But the interesting thing about the part is
> that you can
> treat it just like a 16F84 until you need something. So you can
> start out on
> a project. Then a bit into it you realize that another timer
> would be useful.
> With the 16F84 you'd be stuck. But with the F628, there it is. Same with
> the hardware UART, extra programming, data, and eeprom memory. Same with
> comparators. Instead of thinking about it as a 16F628, you can think of it
> as a 16F84A plus. Adding features as you need them.

        That's true, but do remember it's NOT an 84 and has many of the "gotchas"
that the 16F877 and other later flash parts have, ie. LVP enabled, analog
instead of digital inputs enabled by default, etc. TTYL

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