Wouter van Ooijen wrote:
> IMHO the best 'first PIC' is either a 16F84A (for use of
> all the available designs, info etc.), 16F630 (low cost,
> reasonable amount of pins), 16F877A (initial development
> when the project plans to move to a smaller 14-bit core
> later on), or ...

   Conflict of options:
- "the best 'first PIC'"
- (initial development when the project plans to move to
   a smaller 14-bit core later on)

   To learn how to start software and program a chip to
flash LEDs newbie doesn't need 16F877A, I think.

   To a professional it's OK to start with most powerful
chip (16F877).

   To a newbie it's OK to burn out cheapest chip first,
compatible with more powerful.

   16F72 - low cost(US2$, ones), pinout of 16F87(0,2,3,6),
zillions of available designs for 16F87X, probably more than
for 16F84.
   Extra (compared to 16F628) pins could be easily sacrificed
to LVP ICSP. (Newbie really needs it, I think)

Regards,
Mike.

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