On Thu, Jul 22, 2010 at 9:58 PM, David Duffy (AVD) wrote: > This may sound a little vague, but here goes. I've always used the 12 & > 16 series chips and have resisted change. > > I'm looking to use some flash memory (3V) for a new project, and thought > it may be time to look at a new low cost micro. > > The PicKit 3 I bought recently came with a 18F45K20, but I haven't > played around with it yet. > > Browsing the Microchip web site has only left me confused - they are > just so many chips these days! > > Is there such a thing as a popular (economical & readily available) chip > that I should look at? > David... I personally like the PIC18F2620 (5 V, 8 bit, MCU) and dsPIC33FJ128GP802 (3 V, 16 bit, DSC). Both 28 pin dip with highest (or nearly so) flash and RAM for their class. -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist