This an 18F445 PIC microcontroller, pre-programmed with an USB bootloader. The use of this bootloader is described in the book $link-pic-book-4-2e by Bert van Dam.
The DB057-Kit is a suitable kit with PCB for this chip.
This chip is in a DIP housing. Suitable sockets are DIP-40-L-(5) (low-cost, flat pins) or DIP-40-Q or (high-quality, round pins)..
manufacturer: Microchip
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PIC-18F4455-DIP | Microchip PIC 18F4455-I/P (12k FLASH, USB, 48 MHz, DIP-40) | |
DB057-Kit | DB057 kit, no PIC | |
DIP-40-L-(5) | 5 * low-cost 40-pin DIP IC socket | |
DIP-40-Q | high-quality 40-pin DIP IC socket |