want help regarding use of PIC 16F84

[neera]

hi everyone!!
i m an amature, beginning to work with PICs. i want to know about an
apropriate programmer and a proper compiler which is capable of
converting a software written in C language. are there relevant
websites??? and is the compiler freely availaible???? where can i get
the circuit of the programmer??? can anyone help me regarding this??

cheers!!
neera
[email protected]

 

[JeffM]

beginning to work with PICs.

Start here:
http://groups.google.com/groups?q=PIC-16F84+modern-PIC+OR+modern-PICs

 

[John Miles]

hi everyone!!
i m an amature, beginning to work with PICs. i want to know about an
apropriate programmer and a proper compiler which is capable of
converting a software written in C language. are there relevant
websites??? and is the compiler freely availaible???? where can i get
the circuit of the programmer??? can anyone help me regarding this??

cheers!!
neera
[email protected]

If you want to use C, don't use PICs... use AVRs. Surf around at
www.avrfreaks.net.

-- jm

 

[Steve]

hi everyone!!
i m an amature, beginning to work with PICs. i want to know about an
apropriate programmer and a proper compiler which is capable of
converting a software written in C language. are there relevant
websites??? and is the compiler freely availaible???? where can i get
the circuit of the programmer??? can anyone help me regarding this??

If you want to program just about any 8 bit PIC in C you will get all
all you need, including hardware and compiler, from:

http://www.fored.co.uk/

The PIC is not an ideal platform for C but this compiler works fine,
and will let you do just about anything you want fairly easily,
without needing to learn assembler, coding entire PIC programs in
assembler ...well life is just too short IMO.

Steve

 

[BrunoG]

hi everyone!!
i m an amature, beginning to work with PICs. i want to know about an
apropriate programmer and a proper compiler which is capable of
converting a software written in C language. are there relevant
websites??? and is the compiler freely availaible???? where can i get
the circuit of the programmer??? can anyone help me regarding this??

cheers!!
neera
[email protected]

Hi, the mikroC compiler from mikroElektronika is free for pic16f8A (a
licence is needed to generate more than 2kbytes rom code) and easy to use
for beginners, you can download it from :
http://www.mikroelektronika.co.yu/english/product/compilers/mikroc/index.htm
they also have commercial programmers and development boards, as well as
free user forums from which you can get help

Bruno
http://www.micro-examples.com/public/microex-navig/doc/200-pic-microcontroller-examples.html

 

[Paul E. Schoen]

hi everyone!!
i m an amature, beginning to work with PICs. i want to know about an
apropriate programmer and a proper compiler which is capable of
converting a software written in C language. are there relevant
websites??? and is the compiler freely availaible???? where can i get
the circuit of the programmer??? can anyone help me regarding this??

cheers!!
neera
[email protected]

I found the following download site on the www.Microchip.com website:

http://www.htsoft.com/downloads/demos.php

Some of them are freeware, but may not support the device you have chosen to
use. Also, I think I tried one of the Hi_C compilers, and it was a DOS-like
console application, not a friendly IDE.

I purchased a full featured Microchip C18 compiler for about $200, when I
planned a really major project using a high end PIC. But up until now I have
written everything in assembly. It is important to know what goes on at that
level in order to fully utilize higher level language tools. You might also
look at Microchip's Application Maestro, which essentially writes some of
the code for you in response to a series of questions, like a "Wizard".
There are also many application notes and software examples and libraries
that are free for the downloading.

You should start with something like their PicKit which has a built-in USB
programmer for a PIC16F676, and there is an extender board to allow other
PICs to be programmed. It costs about $35. I also have an ICD2 debugger tool
which is absolutely essential for serious development, and costs around
$150.

It is important to know what your C program does (if it is already written),
and what platform it is designed for, to determine the best PIC controller
for the job, and what sort of I/O is required. It is possible for a PIC to
read a keyboard, generate a GUI on a CRT display, interface to a hard disk
drive, etc., but you will need a *lot* of external I/O and a low level
operating system on the PIC to implement the associated C functions.

Good luck!

Paul E. Schoen
www.pstech-inc.com

 

[Frithiof Andreas Jensen]

hi everyone!!
i m an amature, beginning to work with PICs. i want to know about an
apropriate programmer and a proper compiler which is capable of
converting a software written in C language. are there relevant
websites??? and is the compiler freely availaible???? where can i get
the circuit of the programmer??? can anyone help me regarding this??

Atmel AVR supports C better than the PIC does - there are a GCC toolchain
for it - and there is much more room for growth in the Atmel AVR range.

Anyway, Microchip sells a development kit. I would certainly buy that.

 

[Nick]

Hi,
Find a local representative of PIC and he'll give you free samples of
UC's and the below site offers a no of programmers with start up kits.

http://www.microchipdirect.com/Prod...p&Category=Getting Started Programmers&mid=13

Regards,
Nick.