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Question on which compiler to use
PostPosted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 6:17 pm     Reply with quote
I have a project I'm working on that requires me to program a PIC micro controller, but I have never done so before so I have a few questions. The PIC micro controllers I have are the 16F690 and the 16F873. I would like to program these in C to avoid the headache of assembly. The programmer I have is the PICKIT 2.

When I installed MPLAB to program the chip, it doesn't look like it came with the toolset to program these chips in C.

My questions are (before I spend any money), if I by the CCS PCW or PCM compiler, will this work with MPLAB? Also, I need to program these chips with a hex file. Do these compilers generate a hex file so I can program my chips? The compiler I have now just generates an assembly file that I cannot use.
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PostPosted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 6:58 pm     Reply with quote
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The PIC micro controllers I have are the 16F690 and the 16F873.

The cheapest way to get a CCS compiler for those two PICS is to buy
the PCM "command line" compiler. It will integrate with MPLAB.

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Do these compilers generate a hex file so I can program my chips ?

Yes, the PCM compiler will generate a HEX file when it compiles your
C source file.
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