I'm getting interested in the above named chips. As the PIC16F1459, it has the same pinout as the PIC16F690 which I already use, but it has all kinds of improved features, including USB, and the chip can adjust its internal oscillator to match the incoming USB signal, so it can be accurate enough for USB without needing a crystal. Then it is fast, up to 48MHz, and has two memory pointers and a much larger RAM space. And it costs less than $2.
I'm wondering if anyone has used these chips, and what the support from any particular compiler was like. Have the compiler manufacturers responded to the additions? And is the PIC16F1459, even if it's loaded with good features, basically a dead end because everyone has moved to the PIC18F's or better?
I'm wondering if anyone has used these chips, and what the support from any particular compiler was like. Have the compiler manufacturers responded to the additions? And is the PIC16F1459, even if it's loaded with good features, basically a dead end because everyone has moved to the PIC18F's or better?