Yes the Cricket Thermostat (again)... (RA2 vs T0CKI)?

[blueroomelectronics]

Well it's easily been the longest project I've worked on, but I've settled on the first version of the Cricket Communicating Thermostat.
This initial version will use a PIC16F917 with 2.5 digit LCD glass controller.

I've got one pin left over but can choose between RA2/AN2/Vref- or RA4/T0CKI

Which would you prefer to have as a USER pin?

 

[futz]

I've got one pin left over but can choose between RA2/AN2/Vref- or RA4/T0CKI

Which would you prefer to have as a USER pin?

I think RA2, but it's hard to decide. RA4 is pretty useful too.

 

[blueroomelectronics]

I like em both too.

Maybe this will help.

RA0 = LM35/34 or Soft I2C SCK
RA3 = 4.096 or 2.5V vref or Soft I2C SCL

COMM (will post schematic)
Options for offboard (xbee, Zigbee) or Onboard MAX485, DS275 (RS232)
+5
RA5 SS
RC4 SDO
RC5 TX/SCK/SCL
RC6 RX/SDI/SDA
GND

 

[arhi]

++ for RA2

 

[blueroomelectronics]

I should have made a poll

 

[arhi]

/me agrees

 

[nickelflippr]

Me too for RA2. I associate TOCKI as a real pain (i.e. gotcha) when dealing with baseline (12bit) devices.