Tom,

Somethings I have been asking about for a while and others I just thought up:

1.  Graphical Stimulus Development with Graphical matching for MPLAB.  (ie
display/edit Stimulus data and display the response during execution.)

2.  Speed up MP-SIM in MPLAB.  A good target would be 10K instruction cycles
per second on a 100 MHz Pentium.

3.  Create a scripting language in MP-SIM/MPLAB which will set up
Breakpoints/execution points, register values (this can be done in DOS MPSIM).

4.  Have MPLAB "remember" what project was being last executed on start-up.

5.  Offer a high level language free of charge that integrates directly into
MPLAB.  This would definitely attract new users.  BASIC is possible, if you
don't want to do a structured language.  The free compiler could just be
available for the mid-range (14 bit instruction) parts.

6.  Publish the MPLAB programmer/emulator interfaces so that third parties
can come up with their own hardware.

That's about it.  I'm curious to see what other people have to say,

myke
>If you had the opportunity to present a list of the features of the Microchip
>tools that you like and dislike to the Microchip Development Tools Team ,what
>would it include? I have just such an opportunity within a few weeks and feel
>it is important to include as many opinions as possible. I know a review of
>the archives would yield some good ideas, but I think new, specific thoughts
>would be useful.
>
>Everything from the language processors to the visual interface and the
>in-circuit emulators and programmers are fair game. In addition, I would
>include items that don't exist in the set but you think would be useful,
>either because another manufacturer offers it or you just think the future of
>our business demands it.
>
>Do the price and configuration of the Zilog Z8 or Motorola HC11 simple
>development units interest you?
>Why would an ANSI C be important (I know a recent thread pretty well addressed
>that one)?
>Are interfaces with new or popular tools important?
>If the simulation tools are useful, how can they be made better?
>Does the PIC Master need to run at full chip speed to be useful?
>How does the Internet / intranet affect your method of project management /
>development?
>
>Although I worry about taking up the valuable bandwidth of this important
>list, the effort may yield stuff that helps us develop great products.
>
>Tom
>
>

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