MPLAB or Micro Code Studio

[Darrel Taylor]

After the PBP Upgrade I tried upgrading to MPLAB 8.70 but ran into difficulties at compilation stage (error message unable to find specific .COD file).

The .COD files are no longer used by MPLAB, and no longer generated by PicBasic Pro.

You'll need to make sure that the latest PBP Plug-in is installed in MPLAB.
You can run the PBP_setup utility found on this page ...
http://melabs.com/support/mplab.htm
Close MPLAB and Microcode Studio before running it.

Then open your project in MPLAB and go to Project > Build options > Project >PicBasic Pro tab.


If the correct plug-in is installed, you should see only 3 checkbox options.

• Use PICBASIC PRO Long (PIC18 only)
• Source-Level Debug
• Show MPASMWIN Progress Bar

Change one of the options and press OK. Then change it back to what it was and press OK again.
This forces MPLAB to save the project with the new plug-in options, and it should then look for .COF files instead of .COD

[mister_e]

I prefer MicroCode Studio Plus code editor (even if it has it's own quirks), it also have a built-in Terminal, a simple ICD and can launch most device programmer (assuming they support command lines), MPLAB for software simulation.

[Aussie Barry]

Thanks to all who have responded.

I now have both MPLAB Ver 8.70 and MicroCode Studio running successfully.
I will try both and see which one best suits my needs.

Cheers
Barry