I'm just going to go ahead and purchase the latest version of PBP and use the latest MCS with it. (along with pickit3).

Questions please --

-- I'm guessing that PBP won't be updated again in the future? Just an impression, not sure about that. With all that's going on, I guess picbasic has seen more popularity in the past.


-- Will I be able to use the 16F1847?


-- I have an older 2.30 version of MCS that I like better than the newer ones. You can comment out a block of code -- I don't see how you can do that in the newer versions? Can you? If not, can older versions of MCS be downloaded? Would 2.30 be compatible with the latest PBP?


-- Does MPLABX IDE NEED to be installed to use MPLABX IPE? And does it need to be installed for the latest PBP and MCS I plan on installing?


-- Is there a specific procedure when I install the new PBP and MCS? (I remember at one time one had to be installed before the other etc).


-- Hopefully windows 7 sp1 will suffice? Can't update 7 anymore on this PC I want to use.





BTW, found out the hard way (days) on how to use the pickit3 clone I have.

(1) compile (obviously)
then EVERYtime --
(2) unplug/plug the USB cable from the pickit3
(3) open MPLAB IPE and program

repeat

THANKS VERY MUCH FOR ALL THE HELP.