I think Proton+ & PBP are both excellent compilers. PBP has more device
support at present, and meLabs is very fast to add new device support when
Microchip cranks out yet another version of something.

Proton+ is also very nice, but a real pain if you need to install the compiler on
more than 1 workstation, or have any problems during the initial install process.
Pretty heavy-hitting software protection scheme.

They have a USB dongle option that allows installation on more than 1 station,
but I've never tried it. May be the way to go if you're not strapped to a single
workstation during development.

I would download manuals & demos for both before taking the leap. Both have
features, pros & cons when compared to each other. I still prefer PBP, but
Proton+ is catching up.

PBP manual: http://www.microengineeringlabs.com/downloads/pbpm502a.PDF
PBP demo: http://melabs.com/downloads/PBPDEMO.ZIP

Proton manual: http://www.compile-it.com/picbasicplus/PROTON%20Manual.pdf
Proton lite demo: http://www.picbasic.org/filedb/

If I have something I need to knock-off quickly I use PBP. If it can't be done without
floating point I'll opt for Proton+. If I need fp support & interrupts then I lean towards
CCS C, but nothing beats reviewing the manuals and demos before you commit
to one.


Regards,

-Bruce
tech@rentron.com
http://www.rentron.com


> Hi All,
>
> I normally program in asm but are looking for a rapid development language.
> It is important that I can write USB code for the 16c745, I know I will
> still have to edit the HID description etc manually but are looking for some
> way to speed things up a little.
>
> I have found at least two PICBASIC compilers on the net, Proton and MEL. Are
> there others?
> Is there a clear winner in feature or performance (such as code size etc)?
> I would prefer to pay for a commercial product to get ongoing development.
> Cost is not important (within reason!).
>
> I am trying to avoid C if I can, I already know how to write Basic or
> Pascal.
>
>
> regards
>
>
> Lee McLaren
>
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