16F88 is not the dream device I thought it was.

[keithdoxey]

Finally I gave up and went to the 16F88 and to this day have never looked back.I just thought I would add my 2 cents....

Hi Dave,

I'm sure the 16F88 is a very good device and I will definately be using it in a design that I am working on at the moment. My disappointment was not with the features of the device but the fact that several dedicated hardware pins have shifted places from the 16F628 that I already use meaning that an easy upgrade to a bootloadable device want possible.

If the hardware pins for existing features had been kept compatible with the 16F628 then it would have been just perfect. For new designs it doesnt really matter where the pins are but when you already have PCB's designed and in use then it does become an issue.

Regards

[Dave]

keithdoxey, If the PCB has some complexity to it and you have many already made why not think about a small transition pcb that has a pin header to plug into the exsisting PCB processor socket, and a socket for the new processor? I have done this in the past for upgrades of old PCB rev's during the transition to new artwork. The small pcb wouldn't be much bigger than the exsisting processor.

Dave Purola,
N8NTA