Letter to Mecanique (MicroCode Studio)

[Darrel Taylor]

HUH?

The PIC's supported by the different versions of PBP3 are controlled by PBP3, not MicroCode Studio.
MicroCode Studio simply puts a list of the supported devices in the drop-down box.
For the Experimenter version, that list is supplied by the 2.DEVICES file in the PBP3 folder.

The Experimenter version has always supported the 16F886, and the 16F887 has never been included.

As of yesterday, PBP3 is now at version 3.0.5.x
Several chips have been added to the EXP. version.

Download the latest version from ...
http://pbp3.com/downloadtrial

[Demon]

LOL You understood it the other way around like Mecanique did. Of course I'm not asking them to change PBP, that's out of their hands. Or is my wording wrong and I can't see the forest?

My title was: Beginner entry PIC in free version of MicroCode Studio‏
And my opening request was: Would it be possible to include the PIC 16F886 please?

I was asking if they could change their own product to help new folk that want to get in at minimal cost.

This MeLabs page
http://pbp3.com/devicelist?source=menubarDevice
lists 16F886, 18F2550, 18F25K20 and 18F25K22 for Experimenter.

This Mecanique page
http://www.mecanique.co.uk/code-stud...ICDModels.html
lists 16F877A, 18F25K20, 16F887, 18F452 and 18F4520 for the free version of MCS.

The only common PIC is the 18F25K20, and we see plenty of posts here of new people that are a bit lost in CONFIGs. Shoot, even some regulars got confused. Of course it's possible that the web information is obsolete, but I had nothing else to show him while googling on my phone while at the store.

Robert


EDIT: Oh wait:

MicroCode Studio simply puts a list of the supported devices in the drop-down box.

Are you saying PBP decides what the free version of Microcode Studio can support?

[HenrikOlsson]

Robert,
The page you link to on the Mecanique website lists the available ICD models for MCS - not for which devices you can compile.

/Henrik.

[mackrackit]

Are you saying PBP decides what the free version of Microcode Studio can support?

MCS is just an editor as is notepad. Has nothing to do with the way PBP works or what parts can be used... just like notepad.

[Heckler]

While we are on the subject of MCS...

Does anybody know how to make the program labels (ie. "Main:", "Routine1:" ect.) a different color??

I have always wanted to make my program labels stand out better but have not been able to figure out a way.

thanks

[mackrackit]

Tool bar
View
Editor Options
Highlighter (tab)

[Heckler]

Yea... I had found the "highlighter" section...

I just wish Mecanique would make it so the program labels could be made their own separate color.

thanks though.

[Acetronics2]

yes ...

but microcode example for program labels still is ... " LOOP:" ... Booooooo !

still no way to make it like we can with MPLAB Editor ...

Alain