Post by thread:[PIC:] Microchip Unveils Online MPLAB IDE and $10

'[PIC:] Microchip Unveils Online MPLAB IDE and $10'

Again, From Hackaday:

<https://www.microchip.com/mplab/mplab-xpress>

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Holy cow! (pardon my language)

For what it is (a "silly" web application) it's pretty good. With that said

its still only about 75% of the way towards being "usable" in my option.

Obviously being browser based means it cannot natively talk to programmers

or debuggers. (They have a bridge application that takes care of that

somewhat). It seems to limited to 8 bit devices using the free version of

the compiler (when not logged in).

That said it certainly can be useful to be able to compile firmware on

somebody else's computer.

On Mon, Feb 15, 2016 at 2:49 PM, Richard Prosser <spam_OUTrhprosserTakeThisOuTgmail.com>

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{Quote hidden}> Again, From Hackaday:

> <https://www.microchip.com/mplab/mplab-xpress>

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On 15/02/2016 23:05, Jason White wrote:

> Holy cow! (pardon my language)

>

> For what it is (a "silly" web application) it's pretty good. With that said

> its still only about 75% of the way towards being "usable" in my option.

New unusable application, new web site (ugly).

They waste a lot of time and money but leave us with a lot of poor and incomplete things (MPLab-X, XC8, etc).

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One thing I do like, the programmer attached to the dev board enumerates as

a mass storage device. Programming is done via drag and drop the hex file.

I suspect there may be some useful tidbits if they release that source code..

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Is it using the full version of XC8 or the free crippled version?

If it is free, and the full version of the compiler, it will be a great

tool for beginners and students.

If on the other hand it is still deliberately crippling the code it could

do them more harm than good.

Cheers

Chris

On Tue, Feb 16, 2016 at 1:51 AM, Denny Esterline <.....desterlineKILLspam@spam@gmail.com>

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{Quote hidden}> One thing I do like, the programmer attached to the dev board enumerates as

> a mass storage device. Programming is done via drag and drop the hex file..

>

> I suspect there may be some useful tidbits if they release that source

> code.

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I found the answer in the FAQ.

"MPLAB X users will find the examples section useful for quickly getting

started with proven example code. In addition, MPLAB Xpress highlights the

potential code savings that could be realized by upgrading to a PRO

subscription."

"MPLAB X IDE is, and will always be free. Our XC compilers are offered in

Standard (Free) and PRO ($29.99 monthly subscription, or $1000 to buy)

variants."

So it is still priced way beyond a Student's budget in most countries.

On Tue, Feb 16, 2016 at 4:23 AM, Chris Roper <caroperKILLspamgmail.com> wrote:

{Quote hidden}> Is it using the full version of XC8 or the free crippled version?

>

> If it is free, and the full version of the compiler, it will be a great

> tool for beginners and students.

> If on the other hand it is still deliberately crippling the code it could

> do them more harm than good.

>

>

> Cheers

> Chris

>

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> On Tue, Feb 16, 2016 at 1:51 AM, Denny Esterline <.....desterlineKILLspam.....gmail.com>

> wrote:

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>> One thing I do like, the programmer attached to the dev board enumerates

>> as

>> a mass storage device. Programming is done via drag and drop the hex file.

>>

>> I suspect there may be some useful tidbits if they release that source

>> code.

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Online compilers are interesting. Interacting with the debugger can be

fun. I recently started playing around with the compilers at

http://www.tutorialspoint.com/codingground.htm . It's a quick way to try

out an idea.

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Wow!  Cool!  Tx for posting.  Have never seen anything like that before.

J

Harold Hallikainen wrote:

> Online compilers are interesting. Interacting with the debugger can be

> fun. I recently started playing around with the compilers at

> http://www.tutorialspoint.com/codingground.htm . It's a quick way to try

> out an idea.

>

> Harold

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