PIC that doesn''t have pbasic
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There are several PIC type processors that have Basic compilers available --
some are free / crippled and some may be purchased. These are plain old
microprocessors that can also be programmed in C, Assembly or whatever
depending on which compiler you have. The compiler converts the Basic
statements into machine code and its uploaded to the chip just like the
other languages.
As an example, RKV Basic and BASCOM are two compilers for the Atmel AVR
chips. I've looked into some of these and the documentation on both the
processor and the compiler are very sparse / confusing. I would get some
Stamp code under my belt before jumping off into one of these.
Original Message
> Perhaps Leroy is asking about PIC chips without a
> PBASIC interpreter chip on board. These are usually
> programmed in Assembler with commercially available
> compilers. While the chips are cheaper than the Basic
> Stamp, the compilers come at a cost, but more
> importantly it is much easier to create and alter
> programs in PBASIC than in Assembler. One generally
> must redo the program to move between BASICs and
> Assembly.
> > there isnt pbasic in any chip.
> > you write your program using a simple editor.
> > then you compile your program with pbasic.
> > then you put the program into the pic with a pic
> > programmer.
> > process complete, pic now has your program in it,
> > not pbasic.
> > just the code you wrote, and the routines pbasic
> > itself uses.
> > >Is there a way to take a program written in pbasic
> > and change it to the
> > >code required to work in a PIC that doesn't have
> > pbasic in it?
some are free / crippled and some may be purchased. These are plain old
microprocessors that can also be programmed in C, Assembly or whatever
depending on which compiler you have. The compiler converts the Basic
statements into machine code and its uploaded to the chip just like the
other languages.
As an example, RKV Basic and BASCOM are two compilers for the Atmel AVR
chips. I've looked into some of these and the documentation on both the
processor and the compiler are very sparse / confusing. I would get some
Stamp code under my belt before jumping off into one of these.
Original Message
> Perhaps Leroy is asking about PIC chips without a
> PBASIC interpreter chip on board. These are usually
> programmed in Assembler with commercially available
> compilers. While the chips are cheaper than the Basic
> Stamp, the compilers come at a cost, but more
> importantly it is much easier to create and alter
> programs in PBASIC than in Assembler. One generally
> must redo the program to move between BASICs and
> Assembly.
> > there isnt pbasic in any chip.
> > you write your program using a simple editor.
> > then you compile your program with pbasic.
> > then you put the program into the pic with a pic
> > programmer.
> > process complete, pic now has your program in it,
> > not pbasic.
> > just the code you wrote, and the routines pbasic
> > itself uses.
> > >Is there a way to take a program written in pbasic
> > and change it to the
> > >code required to work in a PIC that doesn't have
> > pbasic in it?