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A discussion group for the PICMicro microcontroller. Also called the Microchip PIC, this list is dedicated to the use and abuse of this fine, simple, microcontroller. Close to topic posts are welcome, ie. general electronics.
PicBasic Plus (Crownhills) - mredbautista - Oct 23 9:50:00 2004
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Good Day, I'm freshmen in PIC's, does anybody used PicBasic plus from crownhills? How do you find it in compare to C programming? Regards to all |
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Re: PicBasic Plus (Crownhills) - Michael Puchol - Oct 31 16:49:00 2004
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Hi, I use their Proton+ product, and I am VERY happy with it, the online forum and email support is excellent, and it has the most complete command set I have found in comparison to similar development environments. Very recently, an all-new version has appeared with VSM simulator (limited to preconfigured boards), much improved IDE, and a lot more instructions, such as specific CompactFlash handling. Check it out at http://www.picbasic.org As to comparing with programming in C, hardcore programmers will tell you that if you want to be a pro you have to do it in C, but I don't believe this to be true. I have bid and won quite a few projects where time was of the essence, and took a couple of days compared to weeks to develop, only because others were using C or ASM. Eventually, you can become very fluent in C, no doubt about it, but if you are starting out, the BASIC-style instructions make you concentrate on developing the system, not learning a hard language. I have yet to find a project I have not been able to complete in Proton+, even if you need low-level stuff you can insert ASM into your code (as an example, page-erase cycles on the internal flash memory of a 18F452 had to be done in ASM) - this is however the exception. Best regards, good luck, Mike P.S. not affiliated with Crownhill at all, just a really happy costumer. ----- Original Message ----- From: "mredbautista" <> To: <> Sent: Saturday, October 23, 2004 3:50 PM Subject: [piclist] PicBasic Plus (Crownhills) > Good Day, > I'm freshmen in PIC's, does anybody used PicBasic plus from > crownhills? How do you find it in compare to C programming? > Regards to all > > to unsubscribe, go to http://www.yahoogroups.com and follow the instructions > Yahoo! Groups Links |
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Re: PicBasic Plus (Crownhills) - cdb - Nov 1 2:00:00 2004
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Not quite an answer to your question, but I use a 'C' like basic from xcprod.com. It is 'C' like in that it is structured, can have local variables and uses pointers. Colin -- cdb, on Monday,1 November,2004 I have always been a few Dendrites short of an Axon and believe me it shows. Light travels faster than sound. That's why some people appear bright until they speak! |
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Re: PicBasic Plus (Crownhills) - MARK BAUTISTA - Nov 2 8:04:00 2004
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Thanks a lot guys for this additional info about Proton+ from Crownhills, this will
give additional info as a beginner to which I must focus on.
I have an idea to make a 20 LETTERS MOVING MESSAGE BOARD USING PIC16F877 AND
SHIFT-REGISTER USING A COMPUTER TERMINAL TO ANYBODY HAVE AN IDEA, CIRCUIT OR SITES ?
Please, send link...
Thank You
Mark
Michael Puchol <m...@sonar-security.com> wrote: Hi, |
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Re: PicBasic Plus (Crownhills) - sergio masci - Nov 2 12:12:00 2004
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----- Original Message ----- From: MARK BAUTISTA <> To: <> Sent: Tuesday, November 02, 2004 1:04 PM Subject: Re: [piclist] PicBasic Plus (Crownhills) > Thanks a lot guys for this additional info about Proton+ from Crownhills, this will give additional info as a beginner to which I must focus on. > > I have an idea to make a 20 LETTERS MOVING MESSAGE BOARD USING PIC16F877 AND SHIFT-REGISTER USING A COMPUTER TERMINAL TO ANYBODY HAVE AN IDEA, CIRCUIT OR SITES ? > Please, send link... > Thank You > Mark Hi Mark, There is a demo showing an 8x8 multiplexed LED array at http://www.xcprod.com/titan/XCSB/CONTRIB/index.html This includes circuit, driving program and movies. This is programmed using XCSB. My son built a 32x8 multiplexed LED array (256 LEDs total) as the face of a digital clock. This uses a 16F876 and 4 shift registers (32 column selects). It could be extended to use more columns by simply adding more shift registers. Again this is programmed using XCSB. He has many pictures of the different stages of the construction. I will ask him to put them, the circuit diagram and the source code up on the web. Regards Sergio Masci http://www.xcprod.com/titan/XCSB - optimising PIC compiler FREE for personal non-commercial use |
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Re: PicBasic Plus (Crownhills) - MARK BAUTISTA - Nov 3 9:57:00 2004
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Thanks a lot guys this will help me a lot. I really appreciate your immediate
reply.... thanks sergio masci <s...@xcprod.com> wrote:
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