On Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 8:52 PM, Byron Jeff wrote: > I you have an excellent argument in isolation. But I don't think it works > given the environment the OP outlined. There is very limited Linux support > at this time for the 24F line. Actually you can say the support of the 24F is not really that bad compared to say 16F. You can build your own C30 (gcc based) compiler with Microchip's source. And you can still use the PICkit 2 to program the chip or use the ds30 bootloader under Linux. But in terms of the maturity of the free tools (free beer or freedom), it is much easier to go to AVR/ARM under Linux than to use PIC. -- Xiaofan http://mcuee.blogspot.com -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist