Melabs Has a good reputation some people say "rock solid" The author of swordfish has an excellent reputation !. But also look at the picsimulator IDE www.oshonsoft.com it is inexpensive and comes with a simulator and basic compiler. it can also do AVR victor ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dr Skip" To: "Microcontroller discussion list - Public." Sent: Sunday, March 11, 2007 2:20 AM Subject: [PIC] Which Basic? > Can I get some feedback on the various Basic compilers out there? > Midrange PIC is the target. It would be nice if anyone 'in the know' > could also address the credentials of the company or author, like their > reputation or viability. I'm interested in how useful their 'free' > functionality has been to anyone, how they are to deal with from the US > for purchases, how they rank among each other if you know from a > capability point of view, if it's a company and product worth investing > time and effort in, etc. > > Whatever you can offer would be appreciated. I would like to invest in > one that has good free functionality to start with, but is also a great > company or source to then buy full versions for minimal $, as well as > has support for as much of the PICs as possible as targets. I'll be > using it educationally, so there will be an investment in other teaching > materials once I can settle on one. All advice appreciated, as well as > specific comments below. > > Mikroe - Seems like they have some good prices for hardware, as well as > C, Pascal, and Basic. What are its BASIC strengths and how does it stand > in comparison? Can someone in the US buy direct (they are in Belgrade)? > Anyone have problems with ordering or privacy from the US? The US > distributor is a good bit higher $ than the mikroe web site, so I'm > interested in going direct too. > > Swordfish - I just saw this. How does it compare? How about the company? > > MElabs - seems pricey, and focused on emulating the Stamp. Is it worth > its price if you aren't tied to the Stamp Basic dialect? Any problems > with doing business with them? > > GC Basic - it's open source I believe, and pretty 'basic', but seems > like it could be pretty good. I don't see it mentioned here at all. How > does it compare? Are its deficiencies a show stopper in relatively > simple apps (no dsp, some A/D, switches, sensors, relays, etc)? > > I remember seeing one that only took Paypal but I can't remember its > name. Is it worth the effort to start using Paypal to get it? How does > it rank, product and company. I think it's from the UK. Any problems > dealing with US customers? > > Proton Plus - I assume this is a Basic too. How does it and its company > fit? > > Any others that would be better than these? > > Thanks in advance, > Skip > > > Victor Faria wrote: >> http://www.sfcompiler.co.uk/swordfish/ >> http://www.mikroe.com/ >> www.melabs.com >> victor >> >>> Question, while we're sort of on the topic ... >>> >>> As I've stated before, I'm looking into PicBASIC and from what I've >>> seen, >>> the only useful one seems to be the expensive Proton Plus compiler. Are >>> there any other recommendations on the BASIC platform (as well as C - I >>> might experiment with that one too)? >>> >>> >>> Adios, >>> Tony > > -- > http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist