GCB@Syn is an IDE for Great Cow Basic created and maintained by
Frank Steinberg, see www.FrankSteinberg.de for more information on the
author. The IDE is for Great Cow Basic. Great Cow Basic is an open source
basic compiler for AVR and PIC microcontrollers.
Updated 24th November 2013
GCB@Syn is a set of free software and config-files, configured for the use
with Great Cow Basic and programmer software.
GCB@Syn features:
- No installation, intended to work OUT OF THE BOX. Just start the
IDE.exe in the root folder
- complete GreatCowBasic compiler
- compiler calls configurable via batchfiles
- SynWrite editor
- syntax highlighting
- code folding
- sub/function list
- autocomplete
- context sensitive help (F1)
- multifile tabs
- bookmarks
- doubleclick on compiler errors leads to source code-line
- one click assemble/compile/flash microcontroller (F5, F6, F7, F8)
- Terminal by Br@y++
- PICpgm & WinPicPgm programming software. Support for PicPgms
configuration (pgmifcfg.xml) for additional programmers, see http://www.franksteinberg.de/#Mikrocontroller
- simple PicKit2 support by adding pk2cmd from Microchip
- programmer-software configurable via batchfiles
- AVRdude and Avrdude-GUI
Installation:
1. Decompress the complete GCB@Syn folder inside the zip to your hard
disk. It is recommended to use NOT the "Program Files" folder
because of Windows restrictions for this folder.
2. Run IDE.exe.
3. Review the files displayed when initially starting the IDE.
Operation:
- Remember, always start with IDE.exe in the root folder. IDE.exe sets an
environment variable with the actual path of GCB@Syn named G@SDir, so
all program locations can be handled as relative.
- When a GreatCowBasic sourcefile is opened, check out the Run-menu.
Through this menu you can access the oneclick commands. Try right
mousebutton also.
- The Run... commands (F5 - F8) starts a little tool G@Stool.exe which
calls the batchfiles for compiling sourcecode and programming
("flashing") the target microcontroller. By default the batchfiles are
named flashAVR.bat (when the chipmodel is an AVR) and flashPIC.bat (when
the chipmodel is a PIC). The chipmodel is autodetected by G@Stool.exe!
- By editing the batchfiles you can configure the programmer software for
your own needs. They are located in the G@Stools subfolder.
- If there is a batchfile "FlashThis.bat" present in the same folder as
the sourcefile, this batchfile is used for flashing. This may be useful
for project-specific flashing.
- Included programmer-software is avrdude for AVR and PICPgm for PIC. You
can add PicKit2; see hints in the PicKit2 subfolder. PicKit3 may work
similar, but its not tested.
Backup-Function:
After closing CGB@Syn-IDE, modified user configurable files are backed
up to folder ...\GCB@Syn\CfgBackup
At every start IDE.exe checks the timestamp of syn.ini. If it differs
from the backup, it asks the user to restore settings. If we click YES,
ALL files will be overwritten with the backup. This is useful for
keeping configuration after copying a GCB@Syn update over an existing
one.
The compiler files them self. The folder contains the complete download
with actual updates.
folder GCB@Syn\SynWrite
The main item for the IDE is the open source editor SynWrite. Here
comes a downstripped version, configured for GCBasic. The original is
here: http://www.uvviewsoft.com/synwrite
folder GCB@Syn\G@Stools
Some little tools created by Frank.You can edit the containing batch-
files to customize the compiler-calls and to adapt our prefered
programming ("flashing") software.
This FAQ was re-published with a new release of the contribution on 24th November 2013.
2013-11-24
- SynWrite updated to 6.4.140
- GCB lexer improvements (labels inside function, code folding)
- PICpgm updated to 1.7.9.1
- added three new programmers to PICPgms programmer-config-file:
* 5PiP http://www.FrankSteinberg.de/5PiP.htm
* FT232Board-Programmer & FT232Adapter-Programmer (USB LVP) http://www.franksteinberg.de/FT232-PIC-Programmer.htm
- added samples for new programmers to flashPIC.bat
- small mods to GCB-samples in ...GCB@Syn_MyFiles
Last edit: Anobium 2013-11-24
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GCB@Syn is an IDE for Great Cow Basic created and maintained by
Frank Steinberg, see www.FrankSteinberg.de for more information on the
author. The IDE is for Great Cow Basic. Great Cow Basic is an open source
basic compiler for AVR and PIC microcontrollers.
Updated 24th November 2013
GCB@Syn is a set of free software and config-files, configured for the use
with Great Cow Basic and programmer software.
See https://sourceforge.net/projects/gcbasic/files/IDE/GCB%40Syn/
for the IDE download.
GCB@Syn features:
- No installation, intended to work OUT OF THE BOX. Just start the
IDE.exe in the root folder
- complete GreatCowBasic compiler
- compiler calls configurable via batchfiles
- SynWrite editor
- syntax highlighting
- code folding
- sub/function list
- autocomplete
- context sensitive help (F1)
- multifile tabs
- bookmarks
- doubleclick on compiler errors leads to source code-line
- one click assemble/compile/flash microcontroller (F5, F6, F7, F8)
- Terminal by Br@y++
- PICpgm & WinPicPgm programming software. Support for PicPgms
configuration (pgmifcfg.xml) for additional programmers, see
http://www.franksteinberg.de/#Mikrocontroller
- simple PicKit2 support by adding pk2cmd from Microchip
- programmer-software configurable via batchfiles
- AVRdude and Avrdude-GUI
Installation:
1. Decompress the complete GCB@Syn folder inside the zip to your hard
disk. It is recommended to use NOT the "Program Files" folder
because of Windows restrictions for this folder.
2. Run IDE.exe.
3. Review the files displayed when initially starting the IDE.
Operation:
- Remember, always start with IDE.exe in the root folder. IDE.exe sets an
environment variable with the actual path of GCB@Syn named G@SDir, so
all program locations can be handled as relative.
- When a GreatCowBasic sourcefile is opened, check out the Run-menu.
Through this menu you can access the oneclick commands. Try right
mousebutton also.
- The Run... commands (F5 - F8) starts a little tool G@Stool.exe which
calls the batchfiles for compiling sourcecode and programming
("flashing") the target microcontroller. By default the batchfiles are
named flashAVR.bat (when the chipmodel is an AVR) and flashPIC.bat (when
the chipmodel is a PIC). The chipmodel is autodetected by G@Stool.exe!
- By editing the batchfiles you can configure the programmer software for
your own needs. They are located in the G@Stools subfolder.
- If there is a batchfile "FlashThis.bat" present in the same folder as
the sourcefile, this batchfile is used for flashing. This may be useful
for project-specific flashing.
- Included programmer-software is avrdude for AVR and PICPgm for PIC. You
can add PicKit2; see hints in the PicKit2 subfolder. PicKit3 may work
similar, but its not tested.
Backup-Function:
up to folder ...\GCB@Syn\CfgBackup
from the backup, it asks the user to restore settings. If we click YES,
ALL files will be overwritten with the backup. This is useful for
keeping configuration after copying a GCB@Syn update over an existing
one.
...\SynWrite\: Syn.ini, SynHide.ini, SynSpell.ini, SynState.ini,
SynStyles.ini, SynToolbars.ini
...\G@Stools\: flashAVR.bat, flashPIC.bat, makeASM.bat, makeHEX.bat
Software components:
with actual updates.
comes a downstripped version, configured for GCBasic. The original is
here: http://www.uvviewsoft.com/synwrite
files to customize the compiler-calls and to adapt our prefered
programming ("flashing") software.
http://savannah.nongnu.org/projects/avrdude
http://yuki-lab.jp/hw/avrdude-GUI
http://picpgm.picprojects.net/
http://sites.google.com/site/terminalbpp
Last edit: Anobium 2013-11-24
This FAQ was re-published with a new release of the contribution on 24th November 2013.
2013-11-24
- SynWrite updated to 6.4.140
- GCB lexer improvements (labels inside function, code folding)
- PICpgm updated to 1.7.9.1
- added three new programmers to PICPgms programmer-config-file:
* 5PiP http://www.FrankSteinberg.de/5PiP.htm
* FT232Board-Programmer & FT232Adapter-Programmer (USB LVP)
http://www.franksteinberg.de/FT232-PIC-Programmer.htm
- added samples for new programmers to flashPIC.bat
- small mods to GCB-samples in ...GCB@Syn_MyFiles
Last edit: Anobium 2013-11-24