> New to the whole pic thing. Got them blinking though. Here is my
> question what is the best pic chip for the job.
> 1. Lowest power consumption pic

The nanowatt series are supposed to use low power.. They come with internal 
oscillators too... Also, look for the low power parts instead of the standard 
parts..

> 2. Run 6 to 12 Leds

Any 18pin PIC has enough I/O lines to control 12 LEDs...

> 3. Work on battery's - Like 4 double AA's

Yeah, they can definitely work on batteries... and if you use the low power 
parts, you may not even need 4x..

> 4. Can run some sort of clock program that is user programmable to turn
> off and on at certain times. - Still trying to master the code on this
> one, also I will take interface Ideas on this one. Could it be possible
> to use jumper settings for this?

Well... you could use the EEPROM to store user settings... You could use a 
7seg display or LCD for the output.. but I'm not too sure what the jumpers 
would be for... You could use pushbuttons and build a simple menu system...

Sounds a bit ambitious for a starter project though.. You might want to build 
it bit by bit and learn things one at a time.. Good luck!!!

cheers..

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Shawn Tan
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