This is all the more reason to NOT design with a brand-new component, 
but to wait a
year until all the skeletons are out of the closet. As in any human 
endeavor, there is always
the possibility that things won't work as indicated.

I must fault Microchip for not being candid about these things. I'd 
prefer open honesty
over sales bullsh - - any day. As engineers we are obligated by our 
clients to NOT be
taken in by hype. I always thought Microchip was above this, but I guess 
as a company
gets big, integrity and truth are certain casualties.

Even the F88, which I have grown to love so much, has some serious 
documentation
confusion, maybe even some outright errors. But I waited 8 months before 
I even touched
one...

--Bob

Randy Jones wrote:

>>I reported this problem to Microchip in early March 2003, then sent them a
>>test case on 12 March 2003.
>>    
>>
>
>And, knowing about that, I approached the Microchip speakers during a break
>in the 18F class at the Masters Conference in July 2003.  When I asked about
>the status of the investigation and resolution of this problem, they all
>claimed to have no idea what I was talking about.
>
>I had avoided asking the question in front of the whole class so that they
>might be more inclined to discuss the issue candidly with me, but even when
>it was just several M'chip guys and myself they had nothing to say about it.
>
>As I recall, the first errata admitting the problem and announcing the
>availability of fixed silicon came out in November 2003 -- less than four
>months after that "discussion."
>
>Several months later I contacted Microchip to find out what the date codes
>were for the new silicon so I could safely order some through a distributor
>for my inventory.  The "answers" were very evasive and no date codes were
>provided.  "Just work through a M'chip rep" or something like that.
>
>A rather dark chapter in Microchip's history, IMHO.
>
>-Randy
>www.glitchbuster.com
>
>  
>


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