Byron Jeff wrote 2012-01-24 20:06:
> On Mon, Jan 23, 2012 at 06:27:02PM -0500, Bob Ammerman wrote:
>>>>> When is the time to make the Enhanced PIC16 architecture
>>>>> the standard/default PIC16 architecture ? :-)
>>>>> Like when noone today thinks of the Baseline arhitecture
>>>>> when talking about the "PIC16 architecture".
>>>>>
>>>>> Jan-Erik.
>>
>> Maybe when the 16F84 is finally dead :-)
>
> Which unfortunately may never happen. Microchip keeps trying to get folks
> to move with their pricing. But the inertia of the internet and the
> fundamental lack of understanding of most newbies makes it difficult. It'=
s
> one of the reasons I wrote this page several years ago:
>
> http://www.finitesite.com/d3jsys/16F88.html
>
> The title today would be:
>
> The PIC 16F1827: why the 16f84/16f628/16f88/16f690 is really really reall=
y
> really obsolete...
>
> The enhanced midrange chips have specs off the charts:
>
> Full chip ADC, capsense, comparitors, tons of timers, EUSART and MSSP and
> both can be used at the same time, PWM/CCP, 4K program memory, 384 bytes =
of
> ram, linear ram addressing, internal oscillator up to 32 Mhz, dual FSR/IN=
D
> registers with multiple addressing modes. It's just tremendous. Priced at
> Microchip Direct for $1.67 each singles. Digikey breaks below that price
> point for 10.
>

And more or less the same specs for the PIC12F1840 8-pin chip!
Below a dollar each if you take 100 from Digikey.
A big step from the 12F675/629/683...

Including "Data Signal Modulator" module and "SR Latch" (emulates 555
Timer applications). Maybe they are par of the 16F1827 also, I don't know.

Jan-Erik.

> 16F84A's are nearly $4 each and has absolutely nothing other than timer0.
>
> It's hard to get newbies to see that if they want to develop anything tha=
t
> having more tools makes it easier to do, but harder to learn. The 16F84
> does the opposite: easy to get started, difficult to do anything real or
> substantial.
>
> BAJ
>
>>
>> -- Bob Ammerman
>> RAm Systems
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