Anyone know about this PIC?

[karenhornby]

18LF452-I/P is what's written on it.
I've searched online and all I can find out is that the LF is low power version

[mackrackit]

http://www.microchip.com/stellent/id...cName=en010296
This is the basic data sheet link and part summery.

[tenaja]

The "LF" parts can run on slightly lower voltage. Some of the register settings may vary, such as the a/d TAD and Tosc settings. I know of at least one chip that these settings differ from the regular "F" parts. Read your ds if in doubt.

[karenhornby]

Thanls guys
I was just curious as I found 3 samples of these that I had been sent a couple of years ago that I had forgotten I had and wanted to know how useable they are!
So far I'm only used to using a 16f877a

[skimask]

So far I'm only used to using a 16f877a

18F452 is almost a direct drop-in replacement for the '877. A few register changes here and there and you're set. It's all in the sheets...
My sequence on the 40 pin DIPs has been 16F877A (8K) -> 18F452 (16K) -> 18F4620 (32K) -> 18F4685 (48K) as my code space requirements have increased. Same circuit, slightly different register configurations, and very small changes in PBP code.

[mackrackit]

If you had very small changes in the PBP code, what caused you code space requirements to increase?

[skimask]

If you had very small changes in the PBP code, what caused you code space requirements to increase?

What I meant was, in addition to adding a bunch of new functions, the old functions needed very few code changes to accomodate the new functionality of each new PIC.

[mackrackit]

I thought so...I was just being a wise _ _ _ .

[karenhornby]

A few register changes here and there and you're set.

Out of curiousity and to save me a lot of time if I use them, Any idea what register settings to change?

[skimask]

Out of curiousity and to save me a lot of time if I use them, Any idea what register settings to change?

Not off the top of my head. ADC module changed, SSP module changed, UART changed a little bit. A few bit positions changed, a few names changed, and so on.
Nothing concrete. Just depends what you're going to do with.
If you don't do anything with the registers manually, then PBP will handle practically everything else for you and you won't see a difference.

[Acetronics2]

Hi, Karen

just some lines to see ... ( it's for a 18F452 ! )

'*****************************************************************************
'*****************************************************************************
'Config processeur
'*****************************************************************************
'

'@  __CONFIG    _CONFIG1L, _WDT_OFF_1L & _WDTPS_128_1L
@   __CONFIG    _CONFIG1H, _OSCS_OFF_1H & _XT_OSC_1H
@	__CONFIG	_CONFIG2L, _BOR_OFF_2L & _BORV_27_2L & _PWRT_ON_2L
@   __CONFIG    _CONFIG2H, _WDT_OFF_2H & _WDTPS_128_2H
'@  __CONFIG    _CONFIG3L, _WDT_OFF_3L & _WDTPS_128_3L
@   __CONFIG    _CONFIG3H, _CCP2MX_OFF_3H
@   __CONFIG    _CONFIG4L, _STVR_OFF_4L & _LVP_OFF_4L & _DEBUG_OFF_4L
'@  __CONFIG    _CONFIG4H, _WDT_ON_4H & _WDTPS_128_4H
@   __CONFIG    _CONFIG5L, _CP0_OFF_5L & _CP1_OFF_5L & _CP2_OFF_5L & _CP3_OFF_5L
@   __CONFIG    _CONFIG5H, _CPB_OFF_5H & _CPD_OFF_5H
@   __CONFIG    _CONFIG6L, _WRT0_OFF_6L & _WRT1_OFF_6L & _WRT2_OFF_6L & _WRT3_OFF_6L
@   __CONFIG    _CONFIG6H, _WRTC_OFF_6H & _WRTB_OFF_6H & _WRTD_OFF_6H 
@   __CONFIG    _CONFIG7L, _EBTR0_OFF_7L & _EBTR1_OFF_7L & _EBTR2_OFF_7L & _EBTR3_OFF_7L
@   __CONFIG    _CONFIG7H, _EBTRB_OFF_7H 

'*****************************************************************************
'Config TIMERs

T0CON = %00000010	' 16Bits 1/8 prescaler, Horloge Système, OFF

T1CON = %00001010	'1/1 prescaler, Quartz 32,768

T3CON = %01110001	' ccp SUR TMR3,1/8 prescaler,Horloge système,ON

'*****************************************************************************
'Config CCP1 arret CCP2

CCP1CON = %00000101	' Capture sur front montant 

CCP2CON = %00000000	'inhibition module CCP2

'*****************************************************************************
'Inhibition SSP

SSPCON1.5 = 0

'*****************************************************************************
'Config Interruptions

INTCON  = %10000000
INTCON2 = %11110000
INTCON3 = %00000000

PIE1    = %00000100
PIE2    = %00000000

IPR1    = %00000001
IPR2	= %00000000

RCON	= %10000000

'*****************************************************************************
'Config ADC
'*****************************************************************************

ADCON0 = %11000000
ADCON1 = %10000011

'*****************************************************************************
'*****************************************************************************
'Config et Prepositionnement E/S
'*****************************************************************************

PORTA	= %00000000
PORTB 	= %00000100
PORTC	= 0
PORTD	= 0
PORTE	= 0

TRISA 	= %00111111
TRISB	= %11100110
TRISC	= %00000111
TRISD	= %00000000
TRISE	= %00000000
'

It's for a gadget that measures Hours of work ( total and split ), batt voltage, RPM, water and oil temp, and oil pressure.
Also logs the maxima, alerts if thresolds reached, and shows programmed maintenance needed ...

...

Alain