hello,
16F84 ,16F88 are good to start up the studies on PIC MCU, but you will loose Time if you keep 16F serie
One raison is that compiler are optimised for 18F serie
and with MikroC , when you have problem with 16F serie, they just recommend to use 18F.
New 16F generation is only to keep back compatibilty with old serie.
If you won't be enoy with RAM size or ROM size problem , pass diret to 18F26K22 28 pins or 18F46K22 40 pins model
and also the little 12F1840 in DIP8 , very powerfull..
as "wp100" said, other with USB are also confortable to use.
Even with the use of a C compiler, it needs always some times to studies particularities of each PIC.
So it is better to start with a "big" one , even you don't need all possibilities, at this moment.
The cost difference is not so important.
Your opinion ?
i really don't understand why Microchip continue to develop new 16F, with existing PIC18F family..
and a too large choice of component is not so credible.
Is it because no 18F in DIP14 , DIP16 ,DIP18 ?