I said "you could build one from say a 16F628=2E=2E=2E" as an example=2E Most
people have an assortment of different PICs lying around (thanks to
MicroChips Sample-program), and the 628 have become a well known
allrounder, even recommended by you=2E
If you use a chip you are familiar with, you keep geeksheet reading to a
minimum and can spend time making things work=2E
I think the constant flow of new chips is a good thing, but not everyone
has the need for all the speed and gadgetry in the new devices, not to
mention the time learning the quirks of yet another chip=2E


Regards,
Hugo






>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: wouter@VOTI=2ENL [mailto:wouter@VOTI=2ENL]
>>Sent: Monday, May 24, 2004 9:57 AM
>>To: PICLIST@MITVMA=2EMIT=2EEDU
>>Subject: Re: [PIC:] Single Row of LED's Illusion - How they do that?
>>
>>> If you settle for 8 LEDs, you could build one from say a 16F628 with
>>> almost no support circuitry, and use a 5 or so line PICBasic
>>> program to drive it=2E
>>
>>Why is everyone so 16F628-minded? The 16F628A is cheaper, the
>>16F630 is
>>much cheaper and still has 9 I/O (+2 when clocked internally,
>>+ 1 input
>>when reset internally)=2E Even the 8-pin 12F629 can drive 12 LEDs! (for
>>instance http://www=2Evoti=2Enl/kitt-1/n_index=2Ehtml)=2E
>>
>>Wouter van Ooijen
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