Right in post 27 I said that your best bet was the pic16f887... This is basically a NEW pic16f877a.. It is also has a 40 pin PDIP variety. It retains the functionality and is a drop in replacement.
A great starting point (If you look at Oshonsoft's page he has the schematic for developing with all these pic's) www.oshonsoft.com
I think this that one..............what is MAP-LAB written on it??
the kit is very costly for me Rs 4500/ (99.99$) as here i am getting it at Rs 7000/ with 1 month training, but that kit was no comparable with this microchip one..!!
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