# Merger V1.5 question

**URL:** <https://forum.midibox.org/t/merger-v1-5-question/16874>\
**Category:** MIDIbox HUIs\
**Created:** [September 16, 2012, 9:59pm UTC](https://forum.midibox.org/t/merger-v1-5-question/16874 "2012-09-16T21:59:52Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![OnOffArt](https://forum.midibox.org/user_avatar/forum.midibox.org/onoffart/32/367_2.png) [@OnOffArt](https://forum.midibox.org/u/OnOffArt)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2012, 9:59pm UTC](https://forum.midibox.org/t/merger-v1-5-question/16874/1 "2012-09-16T21:59:52Z")

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Hi users,

I want to build the V1.5 merger, and 3 PIC are possible to use

PIC16F87x

PIC18F452

PIC16F88

I would make it with the 16F88, do you think is as the same performance as the other two ?

All the best

Djé

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**Author:** ![T.K](https://forum.midibox.org/user_avatar/forum.midibox.org/t.k/32/7_2.png) [@T.K](https://forum.midibox.org/u/T.K)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2012, 10:40pm UTC](https://forum.midibox.org/t/merger-v1-5-question/16874/2 "2012-09-16T22:40:18Z")

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Hi,

[http://discourse.midibox.org/t/topic/16860](http://discourse.midibox.org/t/topic/16860)

Therefore: currently I can only recommend the PIC18F452 based variant, since this is the only one which has been used by myself in the past.

Best Regards, Thorsten.

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**Author:** ![OnOffArt](https://forum.midibox.org/user_avatar/forum.midibox.org/onoffart/32/367_2.png) [@OnOffArt](https://forum.midibox.org/u/OnOffArt)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2012, 10:58pm UTC](https://forum.midibox.org/t/merger-v1-5-question/16874/3 "2012-09-16T22:58:23Z")

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Hi,

Tx for the reply,

You used it intensively? without problems?

You think Mikes Elektro can sell me the Pic burned ?

Djé

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**Author:** ![T.K](https://forum.midibox.org/user_avatar/forum.midibox.org/t.k/32/7_2.png) [@T.K](https://forum.midibox.org/u/T.K)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2012, 11:07pm UTC](https://forum.midibox.org/t/merger-v1-5-question/16874/4 "2012-09-16T23:07:37Z")

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I used it intensively between 2002..2006, thereafter I used intensively the MIDI router project till 2008, thereafter I used intensively the GM5 based MIDI interface, currently I use intensively MBHP\_CORE\_LPC17 based solutions.

I don’t know if Mike can sell you a preburned PIC.

Best Regards, Thorsten.