Wouter van Ooijen wrote:

>>In general, I think asm is necessary for smaller MCUs like 
>>PIC.
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>
>Why? 
>
>I often have a project where the PIC hardware costs are small, and a 1k
>code 12F or 16F chip will do the trick when programmed in C, so why
>shouldn't I use C?
>
>Wouter van Ooijen
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>
You are right, Wouter, and it makes perfect sense.

But my projects were always heavier. I would begin with C and eventually
run out of (1) Memory (2) code space (3) clock speed [[check 1/2/3 as
needed]].

I would then rewrite the entire project in assembler. So I now have 100s
of tested routines, all known to work, ready to drop in (with minor 
tinkering)
to do 32-bit math, RS232, square root, etc. Just like C, without having
to fool with C.

To keep from having to pay for good C compilers, if I just HAVE to have a
high level language, I use your JAL, Wouter. Its free. and it works good.

--Bob

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