We have released a new version of Great Cow Basic in June 2016.
Simply select the link below to download the latest release of Great Cow Basic.
Great Cow Basic IDE v0.95
You want the complete package; you want a complete installation of the IDE and GCGB.
This is the latest build with the Great Cow Basic compiler, the IDE and Great Cow Basic. This is a complete package. Contains demonstrations and seven microprocessor programmers (including the command line tools and GUI tools for the Microchip Pickit 2 & 3) for Microchip and AVR microprocessors @ ~58mb.
What has changed in v.0.95.007 ? Well a lot. This has been a mega piece of work but here we go - it is a little list but there has been a lot of work to get the new functionality working.
The development team has published another release that further enhances the Great Cow Basic compiler capabilities.
Support for the Xpress Evaluation board including a host of demonstrations for the Xpress Evaluation board.
New GCB utility to load hex file into Microchip Xpress board.
Improved performance to increase productivity and to reduce compilation time. A lot faster!!
Improved string handling. Strings can be defined with escape characters like quotes and semi-colons.
New volatile bit can be defined that improves setting for specific bits.
Enhanced bit Not operator - now works with bit variables!
Further improvements to #option explicit.
Ethernet support for ENC28J60 adapter with a full TCPIP stack. This is a separate download.
Performance improvements to further improve productivity.
New optimisation options for A-D.h and PWM.h to reduce the size of generated asm and hex file.
Improved support for 900+ Microchip and Atmel 8-bit microcontrollers .
Microchip 10F, 12C, 12F, 16C, 16F, 18C and 18F devices. The LF devices are now automatically supported (no need for LF specific chip files).
AVR microcontrollers Classic AVR, Tiny AVR and Mega AVR devices.
Support for 16f85xx class of microcontroller plus changes to the supporting hardware files.
New commands to support PPS. LOCKPPS and UNLOCKPPS.
Improved software I2C support that now includes timeout when using software I2C Master.
An IDE to make programming as easy as possible including Help and IDE Helpers.
450+ demonstration files that showcase the breadth and depth of capabilities.
Check out the Help file
Check of the Release List.txt file. Look at the changes between change #230 to change #259.
Enjoy the release.
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You cannot, and should not, selectively use files from the v0.95.007 release with any other version of Great Cow BASIC.
Some of the critical files are dependent on other files being at the same release level. An example: The compiler v0.95.007 requires a system.h from the v0.95.007 (or, greater) to support 18f string handling.
So, please keep the release consistent in terms of the build.
If you are adapting the build for your own needs then there are lots of methods to keep the build consistent and enable you to customise – there postings in the forum on how to accomplish this.
Anobium
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This is still on very limited beta testing. I did put a call out for testers. If you are willing to help then please send me a personal message to get involved.
These are the v.0.95.007 releases for Great Cow Basic in June 2016. Great Cow Graphical Basic v0.95
You want the latest GCGB and compiler. You probably are new to using microprocessors or have used GCGB in the past.
This is the latest build of Great Cow Graphical Basic and the Great Cow Basic compiler. Contains demonstrations and programmers for Microchip and AVR microprocessors. Contains the command line programming tools Microchip Pickit 2 and AVRDude. This is does not include the textual IDE @ ~11mb.
You want the complete package, you want a complete installation of the IDE and GCGB but do not need the GUI programmers.
This is the latest build with the Great Cow Basic compiler, the IDE and Great Cow Basic. This package contains demonstrations and the five command line programmers for Microchip and AVR microprocessors. This does NOT contain the GUI programming tools Microchip Pickit 2 / 3.@ ~16mb.
We have released a new version of Great Cow Basic in June 2016.
Simply select the link below to download the latest release of Great Cow Basic.
Great Cow Basic IDE v0.95
You want the complete package; you want a complete installation of the IDE and GCGB.
This is the latest build with the Great Cow Basic compiler, the IDE and Great Cow Basic. This is a complete package. Contains demonstrations and seven microprocessor programmers (including the command line tools and GUI tools for the Microchip Pickit 2 & 3) for Microchip and AVR microprocessors @ ~58mb.
Download Great Cow Basic IDE v0.95 here
What has changed in v.0.95.007 ? Well a lot. This has been a mega piece of work but here we go - it is a little list but there has been a lot of work to get the new functionality working.
The development team has published another release that further enhances the Great Cow Basic compiler capabilities.
Enjoy the release.
Please note
You cannot, and should not, selectively use files from the v0.95.007 release with any other version of Great Cow BASIC.
Some of the critical files are dependent on other files being at the same release level. An example: The compiler v0.95.007 requires a system.h from the v0.95.007 (or, greater) to support 18f string handling.
So, please keep the release consistent in terms of the build.
If you are adapting the build for your own needs then there are lots of methods to keep the build consistent and enable you to customise – there postings in the forum on how to accomplish this.
Anobium
The first line of the release notes shown on the web site says "Added Linux distribution".
Just to clarify, we Linux users will still need to install FreeBASIC first, then build the GCB compiler from the Linux source files. Is that correct?
Yes. See the the help file or the URL below
http://gcbasic.sourceforge.net/help/_overview_2.html
Where is the download - •Ethernet support for ENC28J60 adapter with a full TCPIP stack. This is a separate download
Thankyou
David M
This is still on very limited beta testing. I did put a call out for testers. If you are willing to help then please send me a personal message to get involved.
Current status is here. https://sourceforge.net/p/gcbasic/discussion/579125/thread/d99324de/
These are the v.0.95.007 releases for Great Cow Basic in June 2016.
Great Cow Graphical Basic v0.95
You want the latest GCGB and compiler. You probably are new to using microprocessors or have used GCGB in the past.
This is the latest build of Great Cow Graphical Basic and the Great Cow Basic compiler. Contains demonstrations and programmers for Microchip and AVR microprocessors. Contains the command line programming tools Microchip Pickit 2 and AVRDude. This is does not include the textual IDE @ ~11mb.
Download Great Cow Graphical Basic v0.95 here
Great Cow Graphical Basic IDE v0.95- Minimal
You want the complete package, you want a complete installation of the IDE and GCGB but do not need the GUI programmers.
This is the latest build with the Great Cow Basic compiler, the IDE and Great Cow Basic. This package contains demonstrations and the five command line programmers for Microchip and AVR microprocessors. This does NOT contain the GUI programming tools Microchip Pickit 2 / 3.@ ~16mb.
Download Great Cow Graphical Basic IDE v0.95- Minimal here
Great Cow Graphical Compiler v0.95 - Core
You want the latest compiler. You are going to refresh and existing installation with the compiler and the key operational files.
You must be able to manage your own installation.
This is the latest build with the Great Cow Basic compiler and the demonstrations . This does NOT contain any programming tools @ ~3mb.
Download Great Cow Graphical Compiler v0.95 - Core here
Great Cow Linux distribution v0.95
You want the latest Linux distribution. You are going to refresh and existing installation with the compiler and the key operational files.
You must be able to manage your own installation.
This is the latest build with the Great Cow Basic compiler and the demonstrations . This does NOT contain any programming tools.
Download the Great Cow BASIC Linux Distribution v0.95 here
Last edit: Anobium 2016-07-01
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