Optama Software has introduced a new development tool for both the popular PIC family from Microchip Technology and the SX family from Ubicom. Since the PIC family is one of the most widely used 8 bit microcontrollers and the SX microcontroller is an up-and-coming device for engineers, the Optama C Compiler will be a useful tool for engineers.
Available from Kanda, the company says that well written C code can quickly be transferred from one microcontroller to another with very few code modifications aside from changing the way I/O resources are handled. If care is taken to seperate hardware specific control routines from the rest of one's code then projects can be transferred in a matter of hours, rather than days or weeks, it claims.
Since it is quite common for the device being relied upon to be superceded by something newer, faster and cheaper, being able to switch quickly between microcontrollers allows one to keep products competitive and costs down. C programming encourages better code design than traditional assemblers, has built in library routines for dealing with I/O, maths, string formatting and there is also a wealth of readily available libraries/source code for communicating with peripherals such as LCD displays, RAM, RS232, Internet, encryption etc.
The Optama C Compiler has been designed to provide a cost-effective development platform for fast track coding of microcontroller projects in C. It includes a well optimised compiler core and a modern straightforward Windows-based development environment. The IDE is supported under Windows 95/98/ME/2000.
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