What's the next chip up from F627/8 for basic digilal I/O? Need a few more pins.

[tekart]

Thanks, that is an interesting chip. Unusual power pin locations an general pin placement. I see why you like it and will keep it in mind.

I'm also considering the PIC16F882 as it's a bit cheaper and has plenty of extra I/O, it's overkill but works for this app.