On Sun, Apr 14, 2002 at 11:56:59AM -0700, Rajiv Thakur wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I am relatively new to PIC. I need feedback on the following:
>
> 1. Can a 16F84-20/P be run on lower spped of  4 Mz or 1 Mz. What will be the
> oscillator setting for 4 Mz (XT or HS)

Specifying XT rather than HS for 4 MHz can save considerable power
(important if your design is supplied via battery for example).
According to the datasheet, at 4Mhz, 5V using HS will draw a
typical IDD of 2.1mA, using XT will only draw 0.22mA

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