Mikro Elektronika Basic and PBP

[HenrikOlsson]

Hi,
Of course you can run PBP code on the EasyPIC7 board. The board and whatever PIC you put on it doesn't know the difference.
What you can't (obviously) do is use THEIR (MikroE's) integrated development environment and debugger, apart from that it works just fine. Write your code, compile and assemble with PBP/MPASM and use MikroE's programmer application to transfer the .hex file to the PIC on the board - no problems what so ever.

/Henrik.

[queenidog]

Henrik responded as I would have. Yes, you can use the Mikro board for development by sending the hex file (from the PBP compiler) to it. I have both systems on my desk and will use both. I was just trying to say that PBP is not necessarily a low-end compiler or language, that it surpasses compilers that are more sophisticated.

Think of it this way: the Volkswagen (PBP) will get you to the store just as quick as the Jaguar (Mikro Basic) where you can pick up the same groceries. Of course with the Jag you could pick up girls as well! If I was doing what I do for WORK, I would go with the more sophisticated, full featured, strict rules Mikro Basic, but for quick projects, nothing beats PBP.

Some of the reasons I purchased Mikro Basic is its support for long words, floating point calcs, documentation like photos, videos, text as part of the project, software simulator and project statistics.