Mike wrote :

> I also have some 12F675, would that do the trick?

It might very well do. I don't know the F84 in detail, but
there are some features in the 12F675 that could help
you :

- A +- 1% internal oscillator.
  Does the F84 have an (fully) internal osc at all ?

- Wide operating voltage range, 2.0 - 5.5 V.
  Could help if battery powered.
  Does the F84 go down to 2.0 volts ?

- Better timers then the F84.
  Two (8 + 16 bit) instead of one (8 bit).

- Smaller size (of course :-) ).

So if you actualy do have an 12Fxxx chip, and the
available I/O pins are enough, yes, that is probably
a better choice.

Jan-Erik.

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