Hi I want to use a dsPIC33EP512GM304 but MPLAB tells me... pic30-coff-cc1.exe: error: Invalid -mcpu option. CPU 33EP512GM304 not recognized. MPLAB allows me to select the device type, but there doesn't seem to be a .h file for it. I really don't want to change to MPLABX as I already have a licence, plus what I have ain't broke and don't need fixing. Anything I can do? Cheers -- Syd
MPLAB C30 problem
Started by ●September 23, 2015
Reply by ●September 23, 20152015-09-23
On 2015-09-23, Syd Rumpo <usenet@nononono.co.uk> wrote:> I want to use a dsPIC33EP512GM304 but MPLAB tells me... > > pic30-coff-cc1.exe: error: Invalid -mcpu option. CPU 33EP512GM304 not > recognized. > > MPLAB allows me to select the device type, but there doesn't seem to be > a .h file for it. > > I really don't want to change to MPLABX as I already have a licence, > plus what I have ain't broke and don't need fixing.MPLAB X is an IDE. MPLAB X does not have licenses. C30 is a compiler. The Microchip compilers do have licenses. They're not directly related; the IDE does not include the compiler. If your IDE lets you select the device, you might be able to use a newer compiler without upgrading the IDE. You haven't said which version of C30 you're using.
Reply by ●September 23, 20152015-09-23
On 23/09/2015 18:19, John Temples wrote:> On 2015-09-23, Syd Rumpo <usenet@nononono.co.uk> wrote: >> I want to use a dsPIC33EP512GM304 but MPLAB tells me... >> >> pic30-coff-cc1.exe: error: Invalid -mcpu option. CPU 33EP512GM304 not >> recognized. >> >> MPLAB allows me to select the device type, but there doesn't seem to be >> a .h file for it. >> >> I really don't want to change to MPLABX as I already have a licence, >> plus what I have ain't broke and don't need fixing. > > MPLAB X is an IDE. MPLAB X does not have licenses. C30 is a > compiler. The Microchip compilers do have licenses. They're not > directly related; the IDE does not include the compiler. If your IDE > lets you select the device, you might be able to use a newer compiler > without upgrading the IDE. You haven't said which version of C30 > you're using.I just installed version pic30-gcc.exe 3.31 which I believe is the latest, but it doesn't support the GM dsPICs. Unfortunately these are the only ones with 4 UARTs which I need. I thought I needed a licence (or at least a code) to enable optimisation? Cheers -- Syd
Reply by ●September 23, 20152015-09-23
On 2015-09-23, Syd Rumpo <usenet@nononono.co.uk> wrote:> On 23/09/2015 18:19, John Temples wrote: >> On 2015-09-23, Syd Rumpo <usenet@nononono.co.uk> wrote: >>> I want to use a dsPIC33EP512GM304 but MPLAB tells me... >>> >>> pic30-coff-cc1.exe: error: Invalid -mcpu option. CPU 33EP512GM304 not >>> recognized. >>> >>> MPLAB allows me to select the device type, but there doesn't seem to be >>> a .h file for it. >>> >>> I really don't want to change to MPLABX as I already have a licence, >>> plus what I have ain't broke and don't need fixing. >> >> MPLAB X is an IDE. MPLAB X does not have licenses. C30 is a >> compiler. The Microchip compilers do have licenses. They're not >> directly related; the IDE does not include the compiler. If your IDE >> lets you select the device, you might be able to use a newer compiler >> without upgrading the IDE. You haven't said which version of C30 >> you're using. > > I just installed version pic30-gcc.exe 3.31 which I believe is the > latest, but it doesn't support the GM dsPICs. Unfortunately these are > the only ones with 4 UARTs which I need. > > I thought I needed a licence (or at least a code) to enable optimisation?Yes, 3.31 is the latest C30. You'd need to move to XC16 to get newer parts support. You need a compiler license to use optimizations higher than -O1.
Reply by ●September 23, 20152015-09-23
On 23/09/2015 19:33, John Temples wrote:> On 2015-09-23, Syd Rumpo <usenet@nononono.co.uk> wrote: >> On 23/09/2015 18:19, John Temples wrote: >>> On 2015-09-23, Syd Rumpo <usenet@nononono.co.uk> wrote: >>>> I want to use a dsPIC33EP512GM304 but MPLAB tells me... >>>> >>>> pic30-coff-cc1.exe: error: Invalid -mcpu option. CPU 33EP512GM304 not >>>> recognized. >>>> >>>> MPLAB allows me to select the device type, but there doesn't seem to be >>>> a .h file for it. >>>> >>>> I really don't want to change to MPLABX as I already have a licence, >>>> plus what I have ain't broke and don't need fixing. >>> >>> MPLAB X is an IDE. MPLAB X does not have licenses. C30 is a >>> compiler. The Microchip compilers do have licenses. They're not >>> directly related; the IDE does not include the compiler. If your IDE >>> lets you select the device, you might be able to use a newer compiler >>> without upgrading the IDE. You haven't said which version of C30 >>> you're using. >> >> I just installed version pic30-gcc.exe 3.31 which I believe is the >> latest, but it doesn't support the GM dsPICs. Unfortunately these are >> the only ones with 4 UARTs which I need. >> >> I thought I needed a licence (or at least a code) to enable optimisation? > > Yes, 3.31 is the latest C30. You'd need to move to XC16 to get newer > parts support. You need a compiler license to use optimizations > higher than -O1.Ah well, XC16 it is then. I had thought that merely supplying the right device files to C30 would be enough, and I can't really see why it shouldn't be, after all it'll happily do many dsPICEPxxx variants. Maybe it's because there's a newer compiler for sale ;-) Thanks -- Syd
