myke predko wrote:

 > I would like to point out that HI Tech Software have made their "PICC
 > Lite" compiler available free of charge (download it at
 > http://www.htsoft.com). I've been playing around with it for a few
 > months now - you can develop code for the PIC16F627 and PIC16F84 and
 > use it within the MPLAB IDE.  This is a really nice combination for
 > developing PICmicro MCU applications and the one.
 > I'm recommending now to anybody that sends me an email asking what is
 > he best way to get into the PICmicro MCU.

The very limited number of supported PIC types of this compiler was for
me the reason NOT to choose for it. I needed a compiler with support for
(at least) the 16F873. Therfore I selected the demo version of CC5X by
Bengt Knudsen Data (see http://www.bknd.com/), which has similar
features as far as I can see, but supports many low and medium range
PICs. There is a separate compiler for the high range.
Its limitations (max 1000 statements, reduced optimisation) may be a
drawback for large programs, but for learning and experiments I think
it's ideal. Even with 500 statements I could produce quite fancy
programs. For larger projects you can choose: buy the full function
compiler or use MPLINK to combine object files.
So far I have only positive experience with support.

Rob.

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