PIC vs. 8052... PIC IT IS!!! - Electronic Circuits Projects Diagrams Free

Steve P · 25th August 2005, 06:43 PM

Ok. So you guys (Jay) have talked me into using a PIC, which makes sense to me. I like the tutorials and I like being able to ask you guys questions cause I'd be S.O.L. without you.

(Thanks again by the way!)

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Originally Posted by Jay.slovak

I just want to say, that PICs and 8052s are a totally different families of microcontrollers. PIC was designed to be cheap, fast and requires minimal external components, whereas 8052 (original version) is a very different MCU, which requires much more external components and is more expensive. PICs have also advantage of great support from forums like this, Microchips sample system and their websites resources...

http://www.electro-tech-online.com/v...ic.php?t=17674

So, here's my NEW delima. Per the beginner's sticky note, I've decided to build my project around a 16F877 (40 pin). I'm not sure just yet if 40 pins is too many, but I'm pretty sure it'll be enough. I'm on the Microchip website, and I'm not sure as to what all these variations are.
http://buy.microchip.com/productsear...eywords=16f877

What do all the suffix's mean? (eg. PIC16F877-04/P, PIC16F877-04E/P, etc)

**Jay.slovak** · 25th August 2005, 06:52 PM

Hmm cool topic

This is simple (eg. PIC16F877-04/P, PIC16F877-04E/P, etc)

-04 stands for 4Mhz max frequency
E Extended temperature rating (highest)
I Industrial temperature rating (medium)
none Normal temperature rating (lowest)

/P Package-PDIP
/SP Skinny PDIP
/SO SMD Small outline
...

16F877A is a good chip for experimenting.

Steve P · 25th August 2005, 07:09 PM

cool. 8)
Thanks Jay.

Mike, K8LH · 26th August 2005, 12:36 PM

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This is way more interesting... ahh well...back to financial analysis.

This could well be a symptom of "the grass looks greener on the other side of the hill" syndrome (grin)...

Have fun... We all hope this will be a wonderful and exciting new adventure for you...

Regards, Mike

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25th August 2005, 06:52 PM	#2
Jay.slovak	Hmm cool topic This is simple (eg. PIC16F877-04/P, PIC16F877-04E/P, etc) -04 stands for 4Mhz max frequency E Extended temperature rating (highest) I Industrial temperature rating (medium) none Normal temperature rating (lowest) /P Package-PDIP /SP Skinny PDIP /SO SMD Small outline ... 16F877A is a good chip for experimenting. __________________ "I share, thus I am" Jay.slovak Read this! ICD2 Clone Best PIC/DsPIC Bootloader Read my Inchworm ICD2 review!

25th August 2005, 07:09 PM	#3
Steve P	cool. 8) Thanks Jay. __________________ I have a Finance degree but think I should have studied Electrical Engineering or Computer Science (should have listened to my parents). This is way more interesting... ahh well...back to financial analysis.