Trial Version of PCD: what modules are supported

jehcc · Joined: 10 Jan 2019 Posts: 3 Location: Washington State

In test driving the PCD compiler from MPLAB X v5.10 I am getting a lot of compile failures without any helpful error messages.

I am wondering if that is due to the limitations of the trial version, the description states that "Only 15% of the example programs and drivers are provided".

Is there any way to tell if my test project falls into this category?

Thanks

dluu13 · Joined: 28 Sep 2018 Posts: 395 Location: Toronto, ON

It would be helpful if you posted some code and the compiler output anyway.

This page shows all the drivers and example code that are included with the full version:
http://www.ccsinfo.com/devices.php?page=exlist

You can compare that list with the Program Files\PICC\Drivers and examples folder to see what you are missing.

As far as I am aware, everything of the core compiler is included and only those drivers and examples will be missing a majority. In other words, I think that if a function is in the manual then it should be supported.

dluu13 · Joined: 28 Sep 2018 Posts: 395 Location: Toronto, ON

I think this is actually relevant info since you are using MPLAB X.

I recently purchased the PCD command line compiler (v 5.082) and the first time I tried to compile with MPLAB X, the compiler would get stuck. The CCS compiler window would hang, saying "Not Found". However, compiling from the command line would work. I contacted CCS support and they provided me with a new ccsc.exe.

You should also contact the email address at the top right of the forum board for technical support if that's what you are experiencing.