Hi, I am starting a project using Motorolas HCS12 family chip. Specifically MC9S12E64. I was wondering if anyone had some suggestions on which compiler suite to use? Motorola suggests Code Warrior but seems pricy. Any comments on the code warrier suite? Or which compiler should I use? Thanks for your help cheers, Scott
HCS12 Family Compiler Question
Started by ●February 3, 2004
Reply by ●February 3, 20042004-02-03
scotty_agnew@hotmail.com (Scott) wrote: [Compiler for HC12]>pricy. Any comments on >the code warrier suite? Or which compiler should I use?If you want to know (and control) what happens: Cosmic C compiler with iSYSTEM iC3000 debugger, a good editor (maybe Source Insight, if you are able to get Sourcedyn's attention - they don't talk to me), GNU make, makedepend, PC-Lint, Doxygen is what I use gladly. Is approx. the same price as Codeworrier (SCNR) with P&E BDM hardware, but IMHO more transparent. If you believe that 200MB Codewarrior with PE beans will simplify your design process, buy it. It might be, but I don't believe. You will end in a situation where you have to read the processor data sheet and understand the bean to find the error. In the HC12 mailing list, you will get support for both Cosmic and CW. Oliver -- Oliver Betz, Muenchen
Reply by ●February 3, 20042004-02-03
On 2004-02-03, Scott <scotty_agnew@hotmail.com> wrote:> I am starting a project using Motorolas HCS12 family chip. > Specifically > MC9S12E64. I was wondering if anyone had some suggestions on which > compiler suite to use?I played with the Gnu toolchain for a bit. It seemed to generate pretty decent looking code (certainly better than my old Introl compiler), and you can't complain about the price.> Motorola suggests Code Warrior but seems > pricy. Any comments on > the code warrier suite? Or which compiler should I use?If it were me, I'd probably use Gnu GCC and binutils. -- Grant Edwards grante Yow! -- I love KATRINKA at because she drives a visi.com PONTIAC. We're going awaynow. I fed the cat.
Reply by ●February 3, 20042004-02-03
Scott wrote:> Hi, > > I am starting a project using Motorolas HCS12 family chip. > Specifically > MC9S12E64. I was wondering if anyone had some suggestions on which > compiler suite to use? Motorola suggests Code Warrior but seems > pricy. Any comments on > the code warrier suite? Or which compiler should I use? >Of course Motorola suggests CW, they own Metrowerks. There are other choices, including ourselves, and Cosmic. etc. We all provide demo, ours is fully functional for 30 days. Try it and see for yourself. -- // richard http://www.imagecraft.com
Reply by ●February 3, 20042004-02-03
I have used Metrowerks on the HC08. It took a while to appreciate it. I am now writing for the MSP430 on an IAR compiler and like the metrowerks better. Beware of the learning curve and slow support from MetroWerks. Yuo may be able to Stong arm Motorola in a discount if you have sufficiant quanities for a price break on the compiler. Jim Scott wrote:> Hi, > > I am starting a project using Motorolas HCS12 family chip. > Specifically > MC9S12E64. I was wondering if anyone had some suggestions on which > compiler suite to use? Motorola suggests Code Warrior but seems > pricy. Any comments on > the code warrier suite? Or which compiler should I use? > > Thanks for your help > > cheers, > Scott
Reply by ●February 4, 20042004-02-04
Hi, Thanks for your responses. Has anyone had much experience with the GNU toolchain. I may be leaning towards this but am unaaware of the work involved in making sure my microcontroller is supported (MC9S12E64). I plan on using P&E for IDE and ICD and BDM. Thanks again, scott On 2004-02-03, Scott <scotty_agnew@hotmail.com> wrote:> I am starting a project using Motorolas HCS12 family chip. > Specifically > MC9S12E64. I was wondering if anyone had some suggestions on which > compiler suite to use?I played with the Gnu toolchain for a bit. It seemed to generate pretty decent looking code (certainly better than my old Introl compiler), and you can't complain about the price.> Motorola suggests Code Warrior but seems > pricy. Any comments on > the code warrier suite? Or which compiler should I use?If it were me, I'd probably use Gnu GCC and binutils. -- Grant Edwards grante Yow! -- I love KATRINKA at because she drives a visi.com PONTIAC. We're going awaynow. I fed the cat.> > Scott wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I am starting a project using Motorolas HCS12 family chip. > > Specifically > > MC9S12E64. I was wondering if anyone had some suggestions on which > > compiler suite to use? Motorola suggests Code Warrior but seems > > pricy. Any comments on > > the code warrier suite? Or which compiler should I use? > > > > Thanks for your help > > > > cheers, > > Scott
Reply by ●February 4, 20042004-02-04
Thanks for the help. It seems the GNU toolchain supports HCS12 family of processors. Imagecraft had a very inexpensive compiler for this family as well. Scott scotty_agnew@hotmail.com (Scott) wrote in message news:<7968850c.0402041108.2b3b9362@posting.google.com>...> Hi, > > Thanks for your responses. Has anyone had much experience with the GNU > toolchain. I may be leaning towards this but am unaaware of the work > involved in making sure my microcontroller is supported (MC9S12E64). > I plan on using P&E for IDE and ICD and BDM. > > Thanks again, > scott > > > > On 2004-02-03, Scott <scotty_agnew@hotmail.com> wrote: > > > I am starting a project using Motorolas HCS12 family chip. > > Specifically > > MC9S12E64. I was wondering if anyone had some suggestions on which > > compiler suite to use? > > I played with the Gnu toolchain for a bit. It seemed to > generate pretty decent looking code (certainly better than my > old Introl compiler), and you can't complain about the price. > > > Motorola suggests Code Warrior but seems > > pricy. Any comments on > > the code warrier suite? Or which compiler should I use? > > If it were me, I'd probably use Gnu GCC and binutils. > > -- > Grant Edwards grante Yow! -- I love > KATRINKA > at because she drives > a > visi.com PONTIAC. We're > going > awaynow. I fed the > cat. > > > > Scott wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > > > I am starting a project using Motorolas HCS12 family chip. > > > Specifically > > > MC9S12E64. I was wondering if anyone had some suggestions on which > > > compiler suite to use? Motorola suggests Code Warrior but seems > > > pricy. Any comments on > > > the code warrier suite? Or which compiler should I use? > > > > > > Thanks for your help > > > > > > cheers, > > > Scott
Reply by ●March 2, 20042004-03-02
Metroworks has a slick front end -I used first for Palm ages ago. ARM ADS uses Codewarrior as I remember -that is certainly a great endorsement. I figure IAR will catch up with them in early 2005 though. With source browsers and auto variable watching in the debugger -this has arrived already for ARM and will arrive soon for MSP430 Jason Moore CEng IAR UK
Reply by ●March 2, 20042004-03-02
In article <7968850c.0402030800.6c61d26@posting.google.com>, Scott wrote:> I am starting a project using Motorolas HCS12 family chip. > Specifically MC9S12E64. I was wondering if anyone had some > suggestions on which compiler suite to use?I like GCC. I played with the HC11/HC12 version for a while (ended up choosing the H8/300 over the HC12), but it looked like it generated pretty decent code. Way, way better than the Introl HC11 compiler for which I payed thousands of dollars 10 years ago. -- Grant Edwards grante Yow! I'm sitting on my at SPEED QUEEN... To me, visi.com it's ENJOYABLE... I'm WARM... I'm VIBRATORY...
Reply by ●March 3, 20042004-03-03
Scott <scotty_agnew@hotmail.com> wrote:> Hi, > > I am starting a project using Motorolas HCS12 family chip. > Specifically > MC9S12E64. I was wondering if anyone had some suggestions on which > compiler suite to use? Motorola suggests Code Warrior but seems > pricy. Any comments on > the code warrier suite? Or which compiler should I use? >IAR or Cosmic. Solid, professional compilers - and the support from the Cosmic guys is excellent. I've always really liked Noral's debugger on the '12. pete -- pete@fenelon.com "there's no room for enigmas in built-up areas"