Proton+ and PicBasicpro

[PJALM]

I use the Microchip PicKit2 to do ICSP Programming. It works and its a very good price. You can make an adapter to do the programming of the chips directly.

You can get it here.

http://www.microchip.com/stellent/id...cName=en023805

[picnaut]

Hi,

My personal opinion, if all of your code is currently in PBP and you haven't had any problems, you might as well stay with it. Especially, if you already have a bunch of tried and true routines.
It's not worth the trouble to convert your programs over to Proton.

However, if you're just starting out, I'd recommend PDS.
I've had no problems with either product mind you, but I just like being able to have an open dialog with the creator of the product and having my input count. Also, the free updates are pretty cool too. I just read a thread on this forum where, in order to get his code to work, some guy needed to upgrade from version 2.45 of PBP to version 2.46 for a fix. Fortunately, PDS users don't have to pay for fixes (no flame wars please).

Again, I've personally never had any problems with PBP. All of my programs worked well. I just found development with PDS was a lot smoother and faster. At least that was my experience. By the way, I used to program in assembly using MPLAB, so I've earned the right to go the easy route.



Take care everyone.

Regards,

[mister_e]

Chances are that your upgrade are free. Regarding the 2 latest upgrade of the other compiler wich i remove the name in the following quote.

Additions, amendments and fixes made in version 3.1.9 of the XXXXXX+ Compiler. (11th January 2006)

ADDITIONS
None

AMENDMENTS
None

FIXES
None

Note. This version has been created in order to overwrite a corrupted file download of version 3.1.8.

Additions, amendments and fixes made in version 3.1.8 of the XXXXXX+ Compiler. (4th January 2006)
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FIXES
Fixed recognition of PAUSE, PAUSEUS, DEBUG, DEBUGIN, and LCDOUT for PBP compatability.
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Who wants to pay for something corrupted? Oh well, at least it's now PBP compatible

[mister_e]

pause 500
pauseus 500
lcdout $fe,1,"hello"

<img src=http://www.picbasic.co.uk/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=731&d=1137325991>

[picnaut]

Hi,

Well, I guess this is a case of one person seeing the glass as half full and the other seeing it as half empty. I choose to see it as half full, but to each his own.

Check out this link:
http://www.melabs.com/support/upgrade.htm

Look at the list of fixes in version 2.46.
If I'm not mistaken, each PBP user needs to pay to get those fixes.
Proton users don't have to pay for bug fixes, nor added features.

When we DO notice a bug, it's generally taken care of in short order.
I, personally, would rather have that. That's just my opinion anyway.

Regards,

[mister_e]

Well, if we DO found a bug in PBP, it's working the same way... User post their question on the forum, some user may reply or not. In the worst case that nobody know why, the Melabs customer support is incredible fast too. Charles and/or Jeff will'nt charge for a single bug if it's related to the compiler itself AND the fixe will be include in the next release...

oh by the way, why we still talk about that? Let's shake our hands Picnaut and let's work with the product we choose.

BTW is it still cold and cloudy in Vancouver?

[picnaut]

Hello,

Although there is good information on this forum, I feel that, in order to get a more balanced view (i.e. the other side of the coin), Rob (the originator of this thread) should post his question on the Proton user site as well (if he hasn't done so already).

Click on this link:
http://www.picbasic.org/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=67

If I were you Rob, I would direct my question toward former (or even current) PBP users who are now using Proton primarily. Especially those who have converted large PBP programs to Proton. Find out what their experiences have been.

And Steve, as for the weather in Vancouver, we are on our way to a record of "consecutive days with measurable precipitation". Although yesterday was sunny and warm, it rained for a while in the early morning hours, so the record is still set to be broken.