On Sat, Mar 1, 2014 at 3:00 PM, Jason White wrote: > Well, I have *never* had any issues in the fews years that the XC > compiler line has been out (I use free). At this point they are quite > stable and mature, there is no reason fear the compiler. I think your > going to have more trouble tackling the language and its specific > "flavor" of error messages than dealing with the compiler. Luckily > you have access to many great resources (including piclist) for that > initial learning curve and troubleshooting. Good to know! > I recommend downloading XC8 and MPLABX and following one of the many > great tutorials out there (google is your friend). Also, if you don't > have one already, I would strongly recommend getting a pickit 3 or > other comparable programmer instead of some of the cheap stuff from > Ebay. Its worth it. I have looked at the Gooligum tutorials in the past, and they are great. Any suggestions for others that you might have found particularly useful? I have a few PICKit 3's and a RealICE, which is yet another reason I wish to stick with Microchip products. Thanks! Josh --=20 A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools. -Douglas Adams --=20 http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .