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What is a good Pic Basic compiler?

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picbasic plus support the floating point and not pic basic pro!
 

Hi,

I also think melabs pic basic pro is more powerful than pic basic plus.Many pics are supported especailly big pics.

Analyzer.
 

Re: PIC basic compiler comparison

don't know....

i use (and paid for have) PBP but i don't love to pay every time for a minimum update (ex 2.40 to 2.44).

pbp don't have the support for fp number (but you can add the library from microchip as in the AN575).... now i'm trying the PBPlus and i want to see the better of the two......
 

Re: PIC basic compiler comparison

Hi, Melabs PBP supports Floating point, you have to DL the library.

For info go to w w w.melabs.com/resources/ftp.htm

and download:

w w w.melabs.com/downloads/fp.zip

Tornado
 

:D I'm using also the PicBasic Pro (2.44) and i think
it makes a good job. It's easy to work with it !
With Microcode Studio Plus it is a nice workfull solution.
 

pbp

Mr.Cool said:
it is NOT true that pic basic pro produces "non-transferable" code. in the compiler options of version 2.42 you can select "produce assembly code".

Mr.Cool

PBP-asm is not a true asm listing like other compilers, but a list of macros refering to a specific macro library included at the top of the PBP-asm listing

i like PBP for very quick (& often dirty) progs but its not a good compiler for learning asm !

flash basic or let (but asm is not error-free :evil: ) is better to watch translation from basic line to asm

my coktail is :
PBP for very rapid development
ASM inline for time-critical
C for big projects
 

New Proton+ (former Picbasic Plus) is better in memory managing for large arrays than Picbasic Pro.
In some projects this is ultimate for choice.
For the rest the two are the same.

Bye
 

Which BASIC Compilers for PIC is the best?

There are quite a few like mikroBASIC, BASIC18, MBasic, PIC BASIC Pro, PIC BASIC Plus etc. I was wondering how many of us work in BASIC?

Which is the prefered compiler/ IDE?

bimbla.

P.S. There even is BASIC30 for dsPIC.
 

Re: Which BASIC Compilers for PIC is the best?

Crownhill will release Proton+ ver 3.0 soon. It will be the best picbasic.
Mecanique are ready with the brand new ide for the third version of P+.

Basic30 sounds very, very interesting. Anyone has tried the beta?

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4ao
Mozfet
 

Re: Which BASIC Compilers for PIC is the best?

Salam,

I don't use Basic in uC Programming.

BASIC is for kids only.

However,I think PIC Basic PRO is good.

Bye
 

Re: Which BASIC Compilers for PIC is the best?

Then CCS C is for kids too.
Spinx if you're a big professional use IAR or the other ANSI C compilers.

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4ao
Mozfet
 

Which BASIC Compilers for PIC is the best?

Salam,

Read what 'ME' wrote




ME Wrote:

The biggest disadvangtage by using BASIC instead of C is the portability.
It's much easier to port C code to another microcontroller and/or compiler.
C is the "industry standard".
C is more flexible and generates faster/smaller code than BASIC.
Another big advantage in using C instead of BASIC is the number of code libraries and examples available.
You can find lots of code examples for C and it's easy to reuse C code made for another microcontroller.
You will also find a lot more experts to ask for help about C programming than BASIC programming, since C is the high-level language used by almost all professional embedded programmers.
BASIC is almost only used by hobbyists.

If you haven't already learned BASIC, I will strongly suggest you learn C instead.

I don't use BASIC myself, but I ahve heard from other BASIC programmers that PIC BASIC Pro is a good choice if you want to use PIC BASIC.



Bye
 

Re: Which BASIC Compilers for PIC is the best?

use PIC BASIC Pro!
 

Which BASIC Compilers for PIC is the best?

Using the MicroCode Studio Plus and PICBasic Pro will be the complete solution.
 

Re: Which BASIC Compilers for PIC is the best?

pic basic pro is very easy for beginner.
 

Re: Which BASIC Compilers for PIC is the best?

Ok but let's see the results.
Could you please show me a program that you can do in C and I could not in P+?
Any1 can use what he wants to use. Ok P+ is shit, do not use it. I don't care.

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4ao
Mozfet
 

Re: Which BASIC Compilers for PIC is the best?

Cronwill products had bad reputation
bugs
wrong code
Proton is better than older crownhill products ?
 

Re: Which BASIC Compilers for PIC is the best?

What about the ability of BASIC to handle technical stuff?

Or is it that the compilers (converters from XXX------> HEX) that are not as good?

bimbla.
 

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