AVR free compiler recommendation ??

Hi guys,

I want to use a free avr compiler. please recommend me gcc or atmel studio 6 . i want the easiest, that have more examples and documentation. i want that more close to codevision compiler. thanks in advance.

#MAAM# said:

please recommend me gcc or atmel studio 6

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gcc is a comiler used in Atmel studio 6 so the question doesn;t make sense.
http://www.atmel.com/System/Overlay/Video.aspx?uri=tcm:26-39807
http://www.atmel.com/microsite/atmel_studio6/videos.aspx

You can either use the compiler with an ide of your choice (or even a notepad) or through the AVR studio IDE environment.
I would suggest AVR studio , I'm still using version 4 with winAVR (which includes gcc).


What do you mean by close to codevision compiler?

gcc doesn't have port pin operator like PORTA.1 in cvavr, you have to use a trick to achieve a similar behavior although I don't recommend this way because it is slower.
https://www.edaboard.com/blog/861/

alexan_e said:

gcc is a comiler used in Atmel studio 6 so the question doesn;t make sense.
http://www.atmel.com/System/Overlay/Video.aspx?uri=tcm:26-39807
http://www.atmel.com/microsite/atmel_studio6/videos.aspx

You can either use the compiler with an ide of your choice (or even a notepad) or through the AVR studio IDE environment.
I would suggest AVR studio , I'm still using version 4 with winAVR (which includes gcc).


What do you mean by close to codevision compiler?

gcc doesn't have port pin operator like PORTA.1 in cvavr, you have to use a trick to achieve a similar behavior although I don't recommend this way because it is slower.
https://www.edaboard.com/blog/861/

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thanks alex it's clear now

I use mikroC and it's very easy to use and is quite powerful. The free version is limited to 2k output but that should be enough to get you started on AVR up to some medium complexity programs.


https://www.mikroe.com/eng/products/view/228/mikroc-pro-for-avr/

Hope this helps.
Tahmid.

Tahmid said:

I use mikroC and it's very easy to use and is quite powerful. The free version is limited to 2k output but that should be enough to get you started on AVR up to some medium complexity programs.


https://www.mikroe.com/eng/products/view/228/mikroc-pro-for-avr/

Hope this helps.
Tahmid.

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thank you tahmid, but i need free compiler. i tried mikroc before in pic and avr but i think in pic is more powerful than avr

Upto 2k output, it's free. :smile:

I don't think PIC is more powerful than AVR. Although I myself mostly use PIC now (can't seem to use AVR due to sudden random shortages in the market), I've worked with AVR. And you can say that they're more or less equivalent, each having different strengths and weaknesses.

If you want a compiler that is completely free, I guess, AVR-GCC (WinAVR) with AVRStudio as alexan mentioned.

You can also try ICCV8: **broken link removed** but the free version also has limited output (after 45 days, I think).

Hope this helps.
Tahmid.