PBP 3.0 really needed?

[fowardbias]

Follow up on the 94 series: available from Microchip Direct for about $5. Regarding the adapters from Melabs, I would assume they are pinned out for the non V-bat devices, if so maybe the company would spin the board again with a revision to the V-bat devices. Maybe many of the core files of non V's and V's are the same. Anyway, "Whats with all this V stuff anyway?" I'm getting deep sleepy is all I can say. enjoy

[Darrel Taylor]

I hadn't seen those chips yet. But you're right, they have Vbat functions.
Still can't get microchip.com to show them or any other 18F's with a search for Vbat.

I asked about the J94's here, and the response was ...
The J94 series was scheduled to be added in the last update of PBP3, but some issues came up with the device that requires new library routines.
Hopefully, that will be completed by the next update of PBP3.

[Normnet]

... Still can't get microchip.com to show them or any other 18F's with a search for Vbat...

Darrel

A quick search for Vbat turns up:
PIC18F97J94 family is Microchip’s first to offer integrated LCD control, RTCC with Vbat, and USB on a single 8-bit PIC microcontroller
and:
PIC18F97J94 FAMILY.


Norm

[Mugelpower]

4 years are gone and I bought PBP3 Gold. I have the tendence of purchasing an excavator for planting a pansy.

[Demon]

Yeah, I sorta overengineer stuff as well.

[Ioannis]

Better be safe, right? But on the other hand an evolution is needed. And I can't see it...

Ioannis

[mpgmike]

Some thoughts I had was to integrate new commands based on new Special Functions, like NCO, PPS, etc. That would expand the PBP capability beyond the 20 year old SFs. The PIC16F HEF versus traditional EEPROM poses challenges as well. I agree, PBP is due for a major suspension redesign.