That all depends on what you are comfortable with, how much processing power you need, and how much money you have.
There is a point where the cost outweighs the comfort zone. Personal preference and comfort are often more important to a hobbyist than paying $4 instead of $2 for a part.
That all depends on what you are comfortable with, how much processing power you need, and how much money you have.
There is a point where the cost outweighs the comfort zone. Personal preference and comfort are often more important to a hobbyist than paying $4 instead of $2 for a part.
That all depends on what you are comfortable with, how much processing power you need, and how much money you have.
There is a point where the cost outweighs the comfort zone. Personal preference and comfort are often more important to a hobbyist than paying $4 instead of $2 for a part.
I use 16F627 and 628 for general interface applications (i.e. display controllers) but my favourite PICs are the 18F1220/1320 for medium projects.
I strongly recommend moving to the 18F devices - they are soooo much better than the 16F for flexibility.
I was a firm 16F fanatic until I tried the 18F series - if I didn't have a couple of hundred 627's in stock I probably wouldn't ever consider going back to the 16F series and use purely 18F series.
I use 16F627 and 628 for general interface applications (i.e. display controllers) but my favourite PICs are the 18F1220/1320 for medium projects.
I strongly recommend moving to the 18F devices - they are soooo much better than the 16F for flexibility.
I was a firm 16F fanatic until I tried the 18F series - if I didn't have a couple of hundred 627's in stock I probably wouldn't ever consider going back to the 16F series and use purely 18F series.
I've got a load of the old 16C72a's knocking around - probably a hundred or so of them but as they are surface mount and one time programmable they are a bit of a pain to use in development applications. Mess up a line of code and its a good half hour with the soldering iron trying not to mess up the freshly made PCB lmao
LOL not at all... my position has always been that what is technically superior and more processing power for your money is not always right for the individual person or application.
There are many situations that it does not makes sense to put a micro in at all, some that just cross the line where it is inconvenient to do it in hardware, and some that the added complexity of software is justified by flexibility (assuming the hardware design can be reprogrammed)
One thing I would NEVER suggest to a hobbyist it an OTP. Those things are a pain even when you have the resources to deal with them!
That being said I thought I had figured out a hobbyist app that the PIC would be better suited, model train automation, but then when I looked at it there was no serial interface on the dollar parts to allow that application to run. So...I did not bother pursuing it to a worthwhile post.
I use 16F627 and 628 for general interface applications (i.e. display controllers) but my favourite PICs are the 18F1220/1320 for medium projects.
I strongly recommend moving to the 18F devices - they are soooo much better than the 16F for flexibility.
I was a firm 16F fanatic until I tried the 18F series - if I didn't have a couple of hundred 627's in stock I probably wouldn't ever consider going back to the 16F series and use purely 18F series.
That being said I thought I had figured out a hobbyist app that the PIC would be better suited, model train automation, but then when I looked at it there was no serial interface on the dollar parts to allow that application to run. So...I did not bother pursuing it to a worthwhile post.
No requirement for a hardware serial port, it's trivial to do in software - and PIC's were commonly used for that exact model railway purpose many years ago.
I agree with your OTP stance, not worth the bother!.