unfortunately not here ! F87x is extremely expensive ( about 13...15 USD ) regards, Vasile On Thu, 13 Dec 2001, dr. Imre Bartfai wrote: > Hi, > > the difference at us between F627/8 and F870 is below $1. I do not think > it is the effort worth (the opamp is about $0.50). > > Regards, > Imre > > > +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ > | The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity | > | to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or | > | privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or | > | other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon, this | > | information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient | > | is prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the | > | sender and delete the material from any computer. | > +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ > > On Thu, 13 Dec 2001, Vasile Surducan wrote: > > > On Thu, 13 Dec 2001, dr. Imre Bartfai wrote: > > > > > If you want to have a relatively exact reference at low cost, use > > > LM336-5.0. I agree with another colleagues the some mA's at the > > > measurement of 12V is no concern (I guess you want to power the PIC from > > > the PC also). Another remark: I guess 16F877 would an overkill > > > here. 16F870 would suffice (28 pins also, has an USART, too, costs less > > > than half of the former one). > > > > > Imre, what do you think about an 627/628 with an extra operational > > amplifier chip (with 2 OA inside ) and a simple slope AD converter. > > There is an application note ( with 16C622 I think) on Microchip CD. > > Will be definitely cheaper than 16F870, but a little dizzy in software. > > > > Vasile > > > > -- > > 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: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic: > [PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads > > -- http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic: [PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads