Hi,

16C505 has ICSP feature. It IS cheaper than 16C54 (but has less pins :-(
).
Imre


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On Thu, 8 Nov 2001, Tsvetan Usunov wrote:

> >Now having addressed the question, can you tell us why you need to use the
> >16C54C? You can replace it with a 16F628 (cheaper) or a 16F84[A] and have
> >a simple ICSP interface for development.
>
> PIC16F628 cheaper than PIC16C54C ?
> you must be kidding...
>
> Best regards
> Tsvetan
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