On Thu, Aug 01, 2002 at 05:47:40PM +0530, Rajiv Thakur wrote:
> The debate on 16F84 vs 16F628 has been interesting. I wish to add another
> dimension ie of 16C72 A (28 pin) + external flash memory of 24C08.
>
> 16C72A+24C08 is cheaper than 16F628 and is cheaper than 16F84. It has a
> program memory double than of 16F84 and also gives you 6 additional ports as
> compared to 16F84 + AD converters+PWM . (8 additional ports C0-C7 less 2
> ports to communicate with external flash memory).
>
> All the programs on 16F84 run on 16C72A except that the subroutine to
> write/read external 24C08 needs to be different.
>
> Niel and Baj - Await your critique on this.

It's not flash. So it's not reprogrammable. So it's useless for development.

That's pretty much the end of that discussion.

We're talking about parts for hobby or small scale distribution. As Neil has
pointed out, the overall cost isn't really that relevant.

Now if you bring a 16F872 to the table, then you may be onto something.

BAJ

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