Harold Hallikainen wrote:
> What are you trying to accomplish with the PIC? What peripherals do you
> need? I think the PIC16 series is generally somewhat lower cost, but the
> PIC18 has several nice instructions that make it easier to program. Then
> there's the PIC24H, which is quite a bit faster (40MIPS). It might be nice
> to start with one of the chips with the internal RC oscillator. That's one
> more thing you won't have to mess with. The RC oscillator is generally
> good to 1%, so it's accurate enough for uarts. There are also free C
> compilers (demo/student versions) for the PIC18 and PIC24 series.
>
>   
I would not depend on the 1% figure if I were you; one or two might work 
within 1%, but in production,
it is a 3% device. Just my 2 cents.

> I used the Microchip ICD-2 for development. There are some clones of this
> available also, but I don't have any info on them.
>
>   
Look on EBay. There is one from HongKong made by Kenny Wong. It works 
perfectly, costs about $70USD
complete with good sockets for programming dips as well as ICSP. I own 
two of them, I like 'em better than
the "real" ICD2.

--Bob A


> Good luck!
>
> Harold
>
>   

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