PIC

Device programming

I am now using a PICKIT 2 purchased directly from Microchip, it seems like a great deal. For $50 you get a development board, the programmer, and the software.

The PICKIT 2 runs either the Microchip MPLab IDE or various Linux open source programs.

PICKIT 2 FAQ http://www.voti.nl/pickit2faq/index.html

PICKIT 2 programming button hack http://www.instructables.com/id/PICKIT2-programming-button-mod/

PIC Microprocessor Resources

http://www.embeddedrelated.com/ EmbeddedRelated web site, and the mailing list: PIClist

High Level Languages

Basic language

http://www.BasicMicro.com/ -- "Atom", a mostly Stamp compatible PIC platform. Includes IDE and debugger.

http://www.crownhill.co.uk/section.php?section=1 Proton Basic

http://www.melabs.com -- Maker of 'PICBASIC' compiler.

http://www.picant.com/c2c -- C, C++, and Pascal for the PIC. low cost (< $100)

http://www.xcprod.com/titan/XCSB - optimising structured PIC BASIC compiler

C language

The MPLab development software from Microchip includes a free version of the Hi-Tech C compiler called PICC LITE. Hi-Tech also has commercial versions of the PICC compiler.

http://www.ccsinfo.com/picc.shtml expensive option

http://www.fored.co.uk/ Wiz-C