> 1) Is it really useful to store the temp. data in the 256 EEPROM bytes of
> '876?

As long as 256 bytes is enough, then I don't see why not.  You also need to
watch the max number of writes the EEPROM is specified to work for.

> 2) Is it possible to store the data also in an (unused) area of the
program
> memory?

Possible, but note that the program memory is only specified for 1000
writes.


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Olin Lathrop, embedded systems consultant in Littleton Massachusetts
(978) 742-9014, olin@embedinc.com, http://www.embedinc.com

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