DSPIC Support

[GeoJoe]

I have been using PBP for only 5 months. I love the ease of use and so does my boss. I can crank out test fixtures, special controller orders, good user interfaces, etc... However, I can see the future. I will need DSPIC support sooner than later. I'll have to either wash the bad 'C' tasted out of my mouth or get the new version of PBP that supports DSP's. The huge growth of Microchip PIC MCU's would suggest that eventually MELabs will support 'ALL' of the PIC MCU's. Please please please (Shameless begging) support DSPIC's soon.

[Normnet]

Anyone tried the following?

Development board:
http://www.circuit-ed.com/easydspic2.htm

BASIC compiler for dsPIC towards bottom of page
http://www.circuit-ed.com/product1.html

Norm

[lab310]

And what a rip-off that is...

http://www.mikroelektronika.co.yu/en...ols/etools.htm

http://www.mikroelektronika.co.yu/en...uct/compilers/

[languer]

Why is this exactly a rip-off? I see there's a 30% discount on the mikroelektronika site, but that only applies if you buy a development system with it.

[GeoJoe]

Why is Mikro a rip off? It seems quite comperable to PBP. They have quite a few sweet features on the demo boards. Did you check out the demo software? I did only for a few minutes. It is very similar to PBP.

I've been busting my hump and have not had time to fully investigate Mikro. I wish someone from PBP would respond or publish their intensions.

[lab310]

You misunderstood me, I have nothing to say against Mikroelektronika, I was talking about circuit-ed site , as they are selling Mikroelektronika's board and compilers at prices 30-40% higher (169$ against 115$ for EasyPic3 board, for example). They are willing to give 30% discout on compilers withouth bying a developement board, just contact them by mail (at least they did that for me).
I have 4 different boards and 2 compilers made by them, and they are extraordinary value for money. But be aware, transfering from PBP to Mikroelektronika's Basic is anything but straightforward, since M Basic has a more Pascal than Basic way of "thinking". Now, I only use there Basic for DSPic since there isn't any alternative on the current market, and for "regular Pics PBP and Proton. I would rate Mikroelektronika's development board a pure A, but compilers not more than B. ( just for comparasion, I would rate PBP with B and Proton with A)