In SX Microcontrollers, SX/B Compiler and SX-Key Tool, jordanju wrote:

Lucas,

    I too am realizing the benefit of a cheaper micro.  In my opinion the sx is a great choice for moving beyond the BS2 at an affordable price.  The reason I say this is because the IDE for the sx is a free download, from parallax's site, which comes with a BASIC compiler very simillar to PBASIC.  You can also program in assembly, but that is a little more challangeing.  You can write your code in BASIC and then use the view list command under the run menu to see your code in assembly.  This is a great tool for learning assembly.

    I believe MPlab from micrchip only comes with a compiler for assembly, therefore you have to spend more money for a BASIC, or C compiler.  About the resonator, I don't believe it is required but can be used for an external timing component.  I am new to this also so you might want to wait for someone else to answer this part, but as far as the SX goes, it is the way to go!!

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