Í'm also working with PIC16F877. I've chosen PCW c-compiler from CCS (you can find it at filemanager). It's a very powerfull compiler and very simple to use. For debug, in afirst level i use Proteus (you can find it to at filemanager), it's an EDA that simulate real-time the PIC. I've obtein very good results with both of this tools. For a most acurate level you can use ICD(in circuit debugger) from Microchip (goto microchip website www.microchip.com and download the ICD board manual, there you'll find full schematic for ICD, at mplab directory, in your computer, you'll find the latest hexa code for programming the ICD pic). You can also use "Monitor", a simple program from a engineer at USA, but very usefull, see it at www.wsu.edu/~jackdoll/jmon/ .
There are some website with relative info about ICD thak a look at www.multimania.com/silicium31/Electronique/PIC/free_icd.htm and www.piclist.com/techref/piclist/freeicd/index.htm . I hope this post has some utility to you. Good look with your project.
Also you can take a look to Manwi Lianos`s programmer at:
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-- If you or anyone try this, i would like to know what you think... PM me
Gputils <= Compiler, as somebody said above.
Simulator <= I don't know any... sorry if someone knows a simulator i would be interested.
You may find something interesting at...
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PCB - Designs printed circuit board layouts
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Hi amtalan,
You can draw the schematic,right and left click on pic,respectively. Then from the program file section choose the path of the .HEX file created by the C compiler,quite simply!!!
Regards