PICs in general, PIC language questions, pic hardware questions

blueeyedpop · 2005-09-11T02:31:58+00:00

Hi Group,Saw some posts here on the PIC, and it got me thinking. I played around withthem back when the 12c508 was the hot ticket. Used the UV eraseable ones,and I swear I nearly killed my wrists opening and closing my eraser, not tomention having 5 or 6 of them so I didn't have to wait for the eraser. Nowthey are in circuit programmable, which makes them a lot more appealing.I also remember my CCS compiler, which did a servicable job most of thetime, but more often than not, I resorted to writing everything inassembler, just to get the speed and control I needed, or to circumvent somepecularity of the software.I thought I would revisit these things, and put the results in my N&Vcolumn.1) Whats the "hot ticket" language/environment.2) What is involved with in circuit programming, and does it also providein circuit debugging?3) What is the "workhorse" of the PIC world these days?4) Does someone make an edu-board, that also doubles as a programmer?5) Any comparisons between CCS, HTsoft, MicroElectronics?6) Anything else I may have overlooked?ThanksMike

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There is the student version of C18 that many people overlook

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? Student Edition/Demo The Student Edition has all the features of the full compiler and libraries. After 60 days, the optimizations related to procedural abstraction and to the extended instruction set of the newer PIC18XXXX devices will be disabled. Code compiled after the expiration date will function, but may occupy more memory space.

From the C18 license

LICENSE GRANT. Subject to all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Company grants You a non-exclusive, non-sublicensable, non-transferable license to install Software on a single computer and use the Software with Company products. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if You downloaded the "Student Edition" of the Software from the web, You may install and use such version of the Software on an unlimited number of computers for commercial or educational use.

So if you can do without the optimisation and extended instruction set after 60 days, you can use the student edition for commerical or educational use.

Alex