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Discussion in "PIC Microcontroller Discussion" started by Ajay Jan 25, 2008.

ajay_bhargav

Site Owner

Fri Jan 25 2008, 02:29 pm

hey everyone.. i just need suggestion on PIC compilers.. please tell me which one is good.
Compilers that are known to me..
MicroC, PICC (Hitech), CCS, MPlab
if any other available please let me know..

one more thing.. MPLab free of cost?

shyam

[ Enthusiast ]

Fri Jan 25 2008, 05:47 pm

ccs best commercially.....
Hitech PICC catching up fast!!!! better for students...
microC best for lazy people like me

u will get spoilt using it...

personally i wud vote for HITECH PICC

needginer

[ Fresher ]

Sun Mar 02 2008, 07:37 pm

as im using MPLAB, so far it is free. rite shyam? im still struggling with my data acquisition system.

ajay_bhargav

Site Owner

Sun Mar 02 2008, 09:14 pm

MPLAB is just editor.. you need to install an assembler or a compiler to work with MPLAB.

shyam

[ Enthusiast ]

Sun Mar 02 2008, 09:20 pm

if you r using MOLAB i.e
u already have a free and best assembler MPASM ..

too bad microchip doesnot provide a free c compiler

ajay_bhargav

Site Owner

Sun Mar 02 2008, 09:22 pm

well.. noone give free C compiler.. except GNU ppl

madhuvariar

[ Fresher ]

Sun Mar 02 2008, 11:21 pm

MikroC is the best

Junied

[ Fresher ]

Mon Mar 03 2008, 03:25 pm

hi ajay!according to me HITEC PICC is the best compiler lots of example programs are available on net and HITEC PICC works with mplab and the tool is also cheap u get a debugger + programmer for around 6K to 7K which i think is very cheap for such plateform download the evaluation version for hitec its available on net just integarte it with mplab and u get started!