> I have to respecxtfully disagree on this one.  The 16F628 would be THE
> choice for small-sized (18 pin) work.  The built-in UART alone is worth
> any very minor hassle remembering to turn off the comparators to use
> PORTA.  Plus it's cheaper, at least in the US, and faster.

Well my learning curve was painful.

I totally agree with you that the 16F628 is a great part (it's my pic of
choice...throw in an A/D convertor and I'd be in love...)

I guess my point is that, sure it's only a minor hassle to disable the
comparators to use port A, but you have to know to do it (and now
that you've mentioned it, he will know...)  I just remember my first few
days of tring to get an LED to flash.  W register?  ORG
0x04?  WDT...TRISA...MCLR...ok does 0=5V or 1=5V.  Is my supply clean
enough? Did this part get programmed?  Is anybody home...?  So adding more
complexity would have probably meant more frustration (and no doubt more
insane theories about why the PIC still wasn't working)

Plus the fact that my first programmer failed to program anything but
16F84 parts...

Also I haven't used an 18 series part yet, so I can't comment on those (I
had in my head that they were "high end" / "expensive", so I've stayed
away...)

-Steve

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