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Adding the Proton PIC BASIC Compiler to the SimulIDE

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Anonymous
2018-09-05
2018-09-05

  • Anonymous

    Anonymous - 2018-09-05

    Hello

    I am the author of the popular Proton BASIC compiler for PICs. Is there any chance of adding the Proton compiler to the SimulIDE please? I will assist in any way I can with the compiler's output.

    The Proton compiler supports 99% of all 8-bit devices and also supports PIC24 and dsPIC devices. A huge amount of the popular devices are free to use with the compiler, and I am actually thinking of releasing the compiler as open source, so a simulator compatible with it would be wonderful. At the moment, users have to download the ridiculously priced Proteus simulator, but many cannot afford it, not even me. LOL

    Many thanks
    Les Johnson

     

  • Santiago

    Santiago - 2018-09-05

    Hi Les.

    Nice project you have.

    It would be possible to add support for Proton BASIC compiler, but there are a few things:

    • Simulide is free and opensource, so if Proton BASIC compiler gets opensourced and the licenses are compatible it should be no problem in this side.
    • This is a Linux project that has a Windows port. Do Proton BASIC has a Linux version?
    • We have to figure out how to integrate debugging, but as you are the author it should be doable.

    Another option is doing a plugin you can provide to your users. If there is no Linux version this could be a solution.

    Regards.