WH Tan wrote:
> I have in hand some 18F458 chips. It would be a pressure to play around
> with those 18 series. Anyway I feel is still not the time for the
> beginner like me. I only will start 18F when I get familiar with 16F
> series.

If you're a beginner and doing this for a hobby or other low volume use, I
would start with the 18F series and not look back.  Many of the beginner
pitfalls of the 16 series have been reduced or eliminated.  For example,
you can pretty much ignore paging on the 18 series, and banking is easier
to deal with.

As general hobby PICs, I recommend the 18F252 for a 28 pin device, and the
18F452 for a 40 pin device.  I wouldn't touch the others unless you need
their specific features.  For example, I wouldn't use a 18F458 unless I
was trying to do CAN.


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