Peter Johansson wrote :

> Now, all this said, I'm still planning to use a PIC16F in an upcoming
> project because I need several hundred I/O lines which cannot be
> multiplexed and using many multiple 18pin PIC16Fs with a 1-wire
> interface is still the cheapest way to go.

Hi.
Depending what update speed you need for each I/O, a bunch
of cheap 74HC-whatever SI/PO shiftsregs with latch, could also
be an option. That's is if all (or most) I/O's are outputs and
the additional PIC's just are used as I/O-extenders. Then there
are also the MCP23016 true I/O extenders from Microchip...

Regards,
Jan-Erik.
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