Welcome to Installing and using HI-TECH C PRO for the PIC10/12/16 MCU Family with the MPLAB IDE.

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1 Installing and using HI-TECH C PRO for the PIC10/12/16 MCU Family with the MPLAB IDE 1 Welcome to Installing and using HI-TECH C PRO for the PIC10/12/16 MCU Family with the MPLAB IDE. This webinar will take you through the installation and operation of the HI-TECH C PRO Compiler for the PIC10/12/16 MCU Family. You will learn how to use the compiler from within the MPLAB IDE and how to setup the compiler for your particular PIC microcontroller. 1

2 HI-TECH C PRO Compiler operating modes: PRO (license) Omniscient Code Generation (OCG) Lite (freeware) Limited OCG optimizations No memory, chip or time restrictions Evaluation consists of 45 days in PRO mode, then reverts to Lite mode 2008 Microchip Technology Incorporated. All Rights Reserved. Introducing HI-TECH C PRO for the PIC10/12/16 MCU Family Compiler Slide 2 2 Let s first look at the different operating modes in which the compiler can run. When you purchase a license, the compiler can be run in PRO mode. In this mode the compiler employs a new code generation technology called Omniscient Code Generation, or OCG. You can see many of the advantages of OCG in the webinar entitled Operation and Advantages of the HI-TECH C PRO for PIC10/12/16 MCU Family. The compiler can also be run in what we call Lite mode. In this mode many of the code size benefits of OCG are disabled, but there are no memory restrictions, all devices in the family are supported, and the compiler never expires. The generated code will be much larger, but most importantly you may use the compiler in this mode free of charge. If you would like to evaluate the more advanced OCG features, the compiler can be run for 45 days in the PRO mode before reverting back to the Lite mode, without having to purchase a license. 2

3 Installation Evaluation 2008 Microchip Technology Incorporated. All Rights Reserved. Introducing HI-TECH C PRO for the PIC10/12/16 MCU Family Compiler Slide 3 3 You choose whether you would like to evaluate the compiler, or run in a particular mode when you install the package. Click the Evaluate in PRO mode radio button at the appropriate page in the install dialog if you would like to run a 45-day evaluation of the compiler. After the evaluation period has ended, the compiler will still continue to operate in Lite mode indefinitely. 3

4 Installation PRO Mode 2008 Microchip Technology Incorporated. All Rights Reserved. Introducing HI-TECH C PRO for the PIC10/12/16 MCU Family Compiler Slide 4 4 If you have purchased a license, click the Activate PRO mode with Serial Number radio button on this page, and enter the serial number that you have been issued in the text field. This will fully activate the compiler. 4

5 Installation Offline Activation 2008 Microchip Technology Incorporated. All Rights Reserved. Introducing HI-TECH C PRO for the PIC10/12/16 MCU Family Compiler Slide 5 5 Both activation of a compiler in PRO mode, and as an evaluation will require an internet connection. The activation program will contact HI- TECH Software s database to verify and record the the activation. If an internet connection is not possible, then you can perform the activation off-line. To do this click the Off-line checkbox. This will create a file which you can copy to another machine and to HI-TECH Software using the address specified by the activation program. You will be sent an activation response file that you can use to activate the compiler. You must generate this file on the machine that is to run the compiler, as the file will be linked to that specific machine. 5

6 Installation Lite Mode 2008 Microchip Technology Incorporated. All Rights Reserved. Introducing HI-TECH C PRO for the PIC10/12/16 MCU Family Compiler Slide 6 6 To immediately run in the Lite mode, click the Operate in Lite mode radio button at the appropriate page in the install dialog. This mode does not require internet access at all, and you can use the compiler immediately after installation. 6

7 MPLAB IDE Integration 2008 Microchip Technology Incorporated. All Rights Reserved. Introducing HI-TECH C PRO for the PIC10/12/16 MCU Family Compiler Slide 7 7 Now that we have seen how to install a compiler and activate it, let s now go through how you integrate the compiler into the Microchip MPLAB IDE. MPLAB IDE is freely available from Microchip s website. A MPLAB IDE Toolsuite supporting the HI-TECH compilers was installed at the same time the compiler was installed. So now the MPLAB IDE is ready to use the HI-TECH compiler. First we will look at creating an MPLAB IDE project that will use the HI- TECH C PRO compiler. We will use the MPLAB IDE Project Wizard to make this process as easy as possible. First run MPLAB IDE. Open the Project Wizard by selecting this option from the Project menu. 7

8 MPLAB IDE Integration 2008 Microchip Technology Incorporated. All Rights Reserved. Introducing HI-TECH C PRO for the PIC10/12/16 MCU Family Compiler Slide 8 8 This will open the Project Wizard dialog as shown, and will guide you step-by-step through the process. Click Next. 8

9 MPLAB IDE Integration 2008 Microchip Technology Incorporated. All Rights Reserved. Introducing HI-TECH C PRO for the PIC10/12/16 MCU Family Compiler Slide 9 9 We are first asked to select the device that we intend to use for this project. Use the pull down menu to select the device. You will notice that all Microchip devices are listed. You may type the name of the device into the drop-down list to quickly find your selection. You are able to change the device once the project has been created so this selection is not binding. In this example we have selected the midrange 16F877A device. Click Next when you have found your desired device. 9

10 MPLAB IDE Integration 2008 Microchip Technology Incorporated. All Rights Reserved. Introducing HI-TECH C PRO for the PIC10/12/16 MCU Family Compiler Slide We are now asked to select a language toolsuite. This is where we specify that we will be using a HI-TECH C compiler for this project. Select the HI-TECH Universal Toolsuite from the Active Toolsuite dropdown menu. This toolsuite will be automatically installed when you install a HI-TECH compiler so it is important to have installed the compiler before you run MPLAB IDE. As the name implies, this toolsuite is used for any device and any HI- TECH C compiler. If this toolsuite is not listed in the Active Toolsuite drop-down menu, it may be because you have not installed or activated a HI-TECH compiler that can compile for the selected device. 10

11 MPLAB IDE Integration 2008 Microchip Technology Incorporated. All Rights Reserved. Introducing HI-TECH C PRO for the PIC10/12/16 MCU Family Compiler Slide The remainder of this dialog does not need to be completed. The Toolsuite Contents will always show HI-TECH ANSI C Compiler regardless of the device you selected in the previous dialog. The Location path does not need to be adjusted. This path may show the path of an installed compiler, although not necessarily the one you were planning to use. It may even be blank. You specify the exact compiler you wish to use as part of the project s Build Settings, as we will see later in this webinar. 11

12 MPLAB IDE Integration 2008 Microchip Technology Incorporated. All Rights Reserved. Introducing HI-TECH C PRO for the PIC10/12/16 MCU Family Compiler Slide We now need to specify the name and path of the project file that we are about to create. You can save your project in any directory. Use the Browse button to help locate the directory you require. Click Next when you are done. 12

13 MPLAB IDE Integration 2008 Microchip Technology Incorporated. All Rights Reserved. Introducing HI-TECH C PRO for the PIC10/12/16 MCU Family Compiler Slide On the next screen, you can add existing files to your project, if you desire. Select the files in the left file browser window and click Add. A project can be created without adding any source files so you can click Next to skip this step if necessary. 13

14 MPLAB IDE Integration 2008 Microchip Technology Incorporated. All Rights Reserved. Introducing HI-TECH C PRO for the PIC10/12/16 MCU Family Compiler Slide And that s it! Confirm the details shown, and if you are happy, click Finish. 14

15 MPLAB IDE Build Options or 2008 Microchip Technology Incorporated. All Rights Reserved. Introducing HI-TECH C PRO for the PIC10/12/16 MCU Family Compiler Slide We have now created a project in MPLAB IDE. We will now look at specifying the compiler that is to be used with this project and the project options that should be used when compiling. All the settings for a project can be adjusted from the Build Options dialog. To open this dialog either select Build Options -- Project, from the Project menu, or click on the toolbar shortcut button. 15

16 MPLAB IDE Driver Selection 2008 Microchip Technology Incorporated. All Rights Reserved. Introducing HI-TECH C PRO for the PIC10/12/16 MCU Family Compiler Slide There are several tabs in the Build Options dialog. We will look at one of the most important ones first. The Driver tab shows information about the compiler that will be used to build the project. In this tab you can change the compiler you wish to use. The outlined area marked Available Drivers shows the name of every HI-TECH compiler supporting Microchip devices that you have installed and activated. As you can see in this example, it is possible to have many compilers installed. You might have, for example, two different versions of the same compiler installed. Compilers that have been installed but not activated will not appear in this list and cannot be used. The compiler that will be used by MPLAB IDE to build the project is the first compiler in the list that supports the device that is selected for this project. To rearrange the order of the compilers so the compiler you desire is at the top of the list, select the compiler by clicking on it, then use the Move up/down and Move to Top buttons. You may want to click the checkbox, in this example, Show 16F877A drivers only, to hide those compilers that are not relevant for the currently selected device. 16

17 MPLAB IDE Driver Selection 2008 Microchip Technology Incorporated. All Rights Reserved. Introducing HI-TECH C PRO for the PIC10/12/16 MCU Family Compiler Slide When you select a compiler in the Available Drivers list, information about that driver is displayed in the pane below, which has been outlined in orange. Displayed is: * the full compiler name, * the serial number for that compiler, and * a full list of devices the highlighted compiler supports. If you are not sure which compiler handles a particular device, you can use this information to help you choose. And when you need to find the serial number for a compiler, this is where you can look. Remember that just selecting a compiler in the Available Drivers list does not associate it with the project; it is the position of the compiler in the list that determines if the compiler is to used. The current compiler is shown in the pane outlined in blue -- in this example, Current driver for 16F877A. 17

18 Universal Toolsuite Version 2008 Microchip Technology Incorporated. All Rights Reserved. Introducing HI-TECH C PRO for the PIC10/12/16 MCU Family Compiler Slide One other piece of useful information is the version number for the Universal Toolsuite plugin you currently have installed. This is shown at the bottom of the Driver tab. Updates are made regularly to this plugin and are available from HI- TECH Software s website. The plugin can be updated independently without having to re-install a compiler. 18

19 MPLAB IDE Compiler Options 2008 Microchip Technology Incorporated. All Rights Reserved. Introducing HI-TECH C PRO for the PIC10/12/16 MCU Family Compiler Slide There are three other tabs in the Build Options dialog that allow you specify the compile options when building a project. These are the Compiler, Linker and Global tabs. For most applications, the default options in these tabs are acceptable. One special option you should be aware of needs to be selected if you are using the MPLAB ICD 2 as a debugger. If you are only using the MPLAB ICD 2 as a programmer this option is not required, but if it is used to debug your code, the Debugger type setting in the Linker tab, which has been highlighted, must be changed to ICD2. This setting will ensure that compiler reserves the memory locations used by the MPLAB ICD 2 when in debug mode. 19

20 MPLAB IDE Toolsuite Features 2008 Microchip Technology Incorporated. All Rights Reserved. Introducing HI-TECH C PRO for the PIC10/12/16 MCU Family Compiler Slide Some other features that the Universal Toolsuite provides is a menu item which links to the PDF form of the HI-TECH C manual. There are also toolbar shortcut buttons for the Build and Rebuild menu items. These buttons, or their menu counterparts, invoke the compiler, and compile and link all source files added to your project. The Build option will only compile those source files that have changed since the last build; Rebuild will compile all source files, regardless of whether they have changed. 20

21 Compiler modes: Lite versus PRO Summary The HI-TECH Universal Toolsuite Creating projects in MPLAB IDE using HI-TECH C 2008 Microchip Technology Incorporated. All Rights Reserved. Introducing HI-TECH C PRO for the PIC10/12/16 MCU Family Compiler Slide In this presentation we have covered a brief introduction to the HI-TECH C PRO Compiler for the PIC10/12/16 MCU Family. You should now be aware that the one compiler has two operating modes: PRO mode and Lite mode. We have also seen that the interface between the compiler and the MPLAB IDE is a plugin called the HI-TECH Universal Toolsuite, which is a separate application maintained by HI-TECH Software. You should now be able to create a project in MPLAB IDE using this toolsuite, specify which HI-TECH C compiler you intend to use, and know where to look for the build options that will be used in the project. Thank you very much for listening. 21

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