Jason Tuendemann wrote:
>
> Pardon if this is a dumb question but I noticed that in Mplab under build
> node you can select the compiler/assembler you use. There is the option of
> the CCS Compiler, does this mean you can write C for the CCS Compiler and
> compile it from Mplab? Has any one done this? Also does the simulator still
> work if this is done?
>
> Thanks Jason..

Yes, I develop this way all the time.  You can write C code, when
you push the Make Project (or whatever) button, it calls the
C compiler, not mpasm. Yes, the similator still works.  When
you step through the code it steps through the assembly
instructions that correspond to each line of C code.  Thus it
make take several steps to progress from one C instruction to
the next.  The integration of these two products is excellent and
given that MPLab is available for free, I'm not sure whether it
is worth purchasing the full-blown $350 CCS version when MPLab
will call PCM.

John Hansen