Somehow I don’t seem to see just the info I need here, I’ve had a tendency to just use
Windows-based tools ‘til now but please don’t hate on me for it! So what I need is
gputils and PiKdev (Piklab?) with PICkit 2 running on a Linux platform probably Mint.
(I’ve been completely abandoned by MCHP since their crummy Java assemblers
never output the same assembly twice in a row, I even tried their XC8 C compiler
and it barfed too.) So since these tools have been around for awhile I guess I need
32 bit Linux? I can get either, they’re pushing 64 bit but I doubt that’ll work, I just
want to stick it on a USB 3 stick and bring the utils up on my netbook. (Don’t wanna
hear “you can build either version you want” since that’s over my pay grade right now,
just need an ISO.) I already have “etcher” on Windows to make the USB bootable. Do
I need special drivers for the ‘kit or are they in there too? Sorry that I have to ask such dopey
questions but I haven’t had need to bother TOO much with Linux (I did have a job where
I was downloading test files from Debian to Windows but that was a different matter.)
Thanks much in advance for the help!!
For the distributions, the package is made from the gputils source. Therefore, the package installer will install the correct version (32 bit or 64 bit). This does not require manual program compilation and installation. This may only be necessary if you want to use the latest version.
In the past, when I was dealing with this, I used only a text editor. I compile the source code from a command line using a bash script. I have not used the IDE programming interface.
You need a programming device to load hex files into the MCU. Of course requires a driver program that can be used. You should then look at whether the programming device you choose can be used on Linux.
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Somehow I don’t seem to see just the info I need here, I’ve had a tendency to just use
Windows-based tools ‘til now but please don’t hate on me for it! So what I need is
gputils and PiKdev (Piklab?) with PICkit 2 running on a Linux platform probably Mint.
(I’ve been completely abandoned by MCHP since their crummy Java assemblers
never output the same assembly twice in a row, I even tried their XC8 C compiler
and it barfed too.) So since these tools have been around for awhile I guess I need
32 bit Linux? I can get either, they’re pushing 64 bit but I doubt that’ll work, I just
want to stick it on a USB 3 stick and bring the utils up on my netbook. (Don’t wanna
hear “you can build either version you want” since that’s over my pay grade right now,
just need an ISO.) I already have “etcher” on Windows to make the USB bootable. Do
I need special drivers for the ‘kit or are they in there too? Sorry that I have to ask such dopey
questions but I haven’t had need to bother TOO much with Linux (I did have a job where
I was downloading test files from Debian to Windows but that was a different matter.)
Thanks much in advance for the help!!
For the distributions, the package is made from the gputils source. Therefore, the package installer will install the correct version (32 bit or 64 bit). This does not require manual program compilation and installation. This may only be necessary if you want to use the latest version.
In the past, when I was dealing with this, I used only a text editor. I compile the source code from a command line using a bash script. I have not used the IDE programming interface.
You need a programming device to load hex files into the MCU. Of course requires a driver program that can be used. You should then look at whether the programming device you choose can be used on Linux.
Molnár Károly