Xiaofan Chen wrote:
>> I think you are right - but I am fighting the Microchip C30 library at 
>> the
>> moment, seems even they don't use their library for their own code.
>>
>> Someone else quoted the mess that they have for setting up a UART in C30,
>> and wanting to use some UARTs in a project, I have been attempting to 
>> figure
>> out what is necessary. The C30 library has lots of calls that seem
>> unnecessarily complex, they do it a different way in their USB framework
>> (not even using the C30 library), and I am wondering if I should 'just'
>> write my own, so I know what is going on ...
>
> As far as I know, those peripheral libraries provide a good way for 
> customer
> to move from one family to another (say PIC18 to PIC24 to PIC32). It also
> helps the newbies to get started. But that is pretty much what they are 
> for.

Their only purpose in life, is to serve as a bad example. :)

Well, and maybe borrow some code from, since they're open source.


> The C30 compiler is excellent, the peripheral libraries are probably not
> of the desired quality. I think it may be easier for you to roll your own.

Agree.

Vitaliy 

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