> > You are likely to find life even easier if you use the
> > 16F876, which has a
> > 10 bit A2D converter, and a 5 channel mux for it, or the
> > 16F877 which has
> > the same A2D with an 8 channel mux. If you need higher
> > accuracy then use an
> > external A2D with I2C or SPI interface.
>
> Keep up with the latest developments: there is more flash in 14-bit, for
> instance 12F675, 16F676, 16F818/9. All with A/D, and cheaper than
> 16F87x.

        I doubt very much the dollar or two savings has ANY bearing in the case of
the original poster. OTOH these parts are newer and therefore have less
support, both in the realm of programmers and in the realm of user
experience. I don't think it is yet necessary to abandon the 16F876 or 877.
TTYL

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