On Sun, 05 Oct 2008 06:28:35 GMT, Mike Burch <mburch46@mchsi.com>
wrote:

>Tom wrote:
>> Mike Burch wrote:
>> 
>>> It is written to compile using the CCS PIC C compiler.  However, the 
>> 
>> 
>> First check if they got a free version (it might have time or code size 
>> limits but I don't think clock code takes much space). Most compilers 
>> have a free/trial version. "HI-TECH now produces a FREE C compiler that 
>> supports all PIC10/12/16 devices with NO memory or time restrictions" - 
>> that's quoted straight from Microchip website.
>> 
>> Tom
>
>
>Thank you for the reply Tom,  My first problem is that I am unsure if I 
>am creating a file that is compilable in the first place.  Is it really 
>a source file or is it a mis-named text file.   

   There's really no difference. C source files are text files that
instead of the filename ending with .txt, the filename traditionally
ends in .c instead. You can load it into and edit it with any text
editor.

>For example,  if you had 
>a known good working complier what would you do with the posted source 
>code in order to make it run?  This is where I am missing it.
>
>
>Thanks  a lot
>
>Mike Burch

Mike Burch wrote:
> Tom wrote:
>> Mike Burch wrote:
>>
>>> It is written to compile using the CCS PIC C compiler.  However, the 
>>
>>
>> First check if they got a free version (it might have time or code 
>> size limits but I don't think clock code takes much space). Most 
>> compilers have a free/trial version. "HI-TECH now produces a FREE C 
>> compiler that supports all PIC10/12/16 devices with NO memory or time 
>> restrictions" - that's quoted straight from Microchip website.
>>
>> Tom
> 
> 
> Thank you for the reply Tom,  My first problem is that I am unsure if I 
> am creating a file that is compilable in the first place.  Is it really 
> a source file or is it a mis-named text file.   For example,  if you had 
> a known good working complier what would you do with the posted source 
> code in order to make it run?  This is where I am missing it.
> 
> 
> Thanks  a lot
> 
> Mike Burch

This project uses a PIC18F252. Microchip have free tools for this.

A PDF getting started guide can be had here:

http://www.cis.upenn.edu/~lee/06cse480/data/MPLAB_C18_Getting_Started_51295f.pdf

and the Microchip page is  here:

http://www.microchip.com/stellent/idcplg?IdcService=SS_GET_PAGE&nodeId=2123&param=en024286

I have not used either of these but the information you will need seems 
largely to be there, including how to set up the development 
environment, create a project and compile it.

Pete

Mike Burch wrote:
> 
... snip ...
> 
> Thank you for the reply Tom,  My first problem is that I am unsure
> if I am creating a file that is compilable in the first place.  Is
> it really a source file or is it a mis-named text file.   For
> example,  if you had a known good working complier what would you
> do with the posted source code in order to make it run?  This is
> where I am missing it.

A C (or any other language) source file is simply a text file. 
Basically you run the compiler, telling it where to find the
source, and it converts it.  The compiler documentation should tell
you anything peculiar about your system.

For example, it I am compiling something here, I will have the
source in source.c (a text file), and run gcc with:

   $ gcc source.c

if successful there will be no extra messages, and the result will
appear in the file a.  If I don't like this I can rename the
output, or tell gcc where to put it in the first place by using:

   $ gcc -o results source.c

and the output will be in 'results'.

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Tom wrote:
> Mike Burch wrote:
> 
>> It is written to compile using the CCS PIC C compiler.  However, the 
> 
> 
> First check if they got a free version (it might have time or code size 
> limits but I don't think clock code takes much space). Most compilers 
> have a free/trial version. "HI-TECH now produces a FREE C compiler that 
> supports all PIC10/12/16 devices with NO memory or time restrictions" - 
> that's quoted straight from Microchip website.
> 
> Tom


Thank you for the reply Tom,  My first problem is that I am unsure if I 
am creating a file that is compilable in the first place.  Is it really 
a source file or is it a mis-named text file.   For example,  if you had 
a known good working complier what would you do with the posted source 
code in order to make it run?  This is where I am missing it.


Thanks  a lot

Mike Burch

Mike Burch wrote:

> It is written to compile using the CCS PIC C compiler.  However, the 

First check if they got a free version (it might have time or code size limits but I don't think clock code takes much space). Most compilers have a free/trial version. "HI-TECH now produces a FREE C compiler that supports all PIC10/12/16 devices with NO memory or time restrictions" - that's quoted straight from Microchip website.

Tom

Hi Donald,

THank you for the reply.  I am very grateful.

This was also posted there;

It is written to compile using the CCS PIC C compiler.  However, the 
code is written to conform to ANSI C standards and will recompile on 
most platforms (with the exception of hardware dependent compiler 
directives).

I don't know exacly what this means but I thought it would work most of 
the time on different compilers.  I am probably wrong however.

I do not have the compiler myself but I sure would like to get this 
update in hex form.   Am I wrong about the source code being readable on 
different compilers?


Thanks again for your reply.

Mike Burch

Apache Junction, AZ


> Hello Mike,
> 
> As per the web site you quoted:
> http://www.kd7lmo.net/ground_nixie_clock_code.html
> 
> It states that the author is using:
> " It was written to compile using the CCS PIC C compiler. "
> 
> Do you have this compiler ??
> 
> Without that compiler, your code changes will not mean anything.
> 
> donald

Mike Burch wrote:
> 
> Hello Fella's
> 
> 
>     I have built this clock project and it is now operational.  In fact 
> it works great.   The author passed along the hex files to me
> to program it.  And I was successful with it as well.  But, I would like 
> to change it to a 24 hour display and that will require just one small 
> update in this code,
> 
> http://www.kd7lmo.net/sourcecode/ClockMaster.c
> 
> I would like to try this myself but I'm not exactly sure how to
> get this code into an acceptable format that a compiler would understand 
> and process.
> 
> Can I just copy it to notepad, and then save it as is?  Should it
> have the .c suffix ?  With a name for example like clockmaster24.c? 
> directly converted from a .txt file.  I dunno.  I guess I would just 
> like to see it work.
> 
> 
> Also,  The Microchip PICkit2 that you guys recommended was perfect for 
> my first programming job!  All of it was had for just under $60.00.
> 
> Thank you in advance
> 
> Mike Burch
> 
> Apache Junction, AZ
> 
> 

Hello Mike,

As per the web site you quoted:
http://www.kd7lmo.net/ground_nixie_clock_code.html

It states that the author is using:
" It was written to compile using the CCS PIC C compiler. "

Do you have this compiler ??

Without that compiler, your code changes will not mean anything.

donald

Hello Fella's


	I have built this clock project and it is now operational.  In fact it 
works great.   The author passed along the hex files to me
to program it.  And I was successful with it as well.  But, I would like 
to change it to a 24 hour display and that will require just one small 
update in this code,

http://www.kd7lmo.net/sourcecode/ClockMaster.c

I would like to try this myself but I'm not exactly sure how to
get this code into an acceptable format that a compiler would understand 
and process.

Can I just copy it to notepad, and then save it as is?  Should it
have the .c suffix ?  With a name for example like clockmaster24.c? 
directly converted from a .txt file.  I dunno.  I guess I would just 
like to see it work.


Also,  The Microchip PICkit2 that you guys recommended was perfect for 
my first programming job!  All of it was had for just under $60.00.

Thank you in advance

Mike Burch

Apache Junction, AZ