Need advice: to upgrade Pic development soft and hardware for 64 bits WIN7 Pro

[hardcore]

Hello everyone,
Sunset then sunrise and I found myself with new laptop WIN 7 Pro 64 bits.
Looks like I have to change all my software and hardware for PIC applications development for additional 5 -10 years of home pleasant experience.
I would like to ask you what kind software (including simulator), hardware (including programmer), and developing boards will support me in such situation for long period of time.
Or it is does not make any sense and better to recreate old computer for 32 bits Win XP?
Thank you in advance for you real working advices.
Best Regards,
hardcore

[HenrikOlsson]

Hi,
I'm running Win7-64bit....
Compiler: PBP2.60
Assembler: MPASM (must use MPASM with 64 bit version of Windows)
IDE: MicroCodeStudio Pro
Programmer(s): PICKit3, MikroElektronika PICFlash, MikroElektronika mikroPROG suite and (MCSP Bootloader). I have a PICstart+ as well but haven't tried it on the Win7 machine yet.
Development boards: MikroElektronika EasyPIC4, PICPLC16 and an 18F4520 board from SURE Electronics.

It was a little tricky getting the online update for MCSP working and several applications must be run with administrator rights (no big deal) but it all works nicely.

As for simulator I've never used one but I keep hearing good things about Protues VSM - don't know if it runs on Win7 though but I'd be surprised if it didn't.

/Henrik.

[mackrackit]

When I went from XP to Win64 the only thing I had to do different was run as administrator.

Get a bread board for a simulator no matter what your OS is: )

[hardcore]

Hi,
I'm running Win7-64bit....
Compiler: PBP2.60
Assembler: MPASM (must use MPASM with 64 bit version of Windows)
IDE: MicroCodeStudio Pro
Programmer(s): PICKit3, MikroElektronika PICFlash, MikroElektronika mikroPROG suite and (MCSP Bootloader). I have a PICstart+ as well but haven't tried it on the Win7 machine yet.
Development boards: MikroElektronika EasyPIC4, PICPLC16 and an 18F4520 board from SURE Electronics.

It was a little tricky getting the online update for MCSP working and several applications must be run with administrator rights (no big deal) but it all works nicely.

As for simulator I've never used one but I keep hearing good things about Protues VSM - don't know if it runs on Win7 though but I'd be surprised if it didn't.

/Henrik.
Thank you very much for advice.
As you said: MicroCodeStudio Plus and compiler PBP 2.50B installed OK.
Try to find MPASM:Found MPASMWIN from electronics-DIY.com
and MPASMWIN5.20 from melab.com.
From info that I found on internet MPASMWIN version more then 5. has compatibility
problem.To avoid mistake by instaliing wrong MPASM I would you like to ask you
what version of MPASM you are using and where you got it and how to update.
Regards,
hardcore

[mackrackit]

When you purchased PBP the CD has everything you need. Instal from there.

[HenrikOlsson]

Hi,
MPASM installs when you install MPLAB from Microchip and I believe MELABS ships a copy on the same CD as PBP. If not you can download MPLAB, free of charge from Microchip. I'm running MPASMWIN v5.35, it's the version that installs with MPLAB 8.50 and have found no need to up- or downgrade.

[mister_e]

If you don't use MPLAB and as long as the supplied MPASM version compile all PBP supported PIC, there's no real need to upgrade it. I doubt Melabs would ship somthing obsolete with their latest PBP version. Stick to it.

You can even install multiple MPLAB version.