work shop compiler vs PCWHD

[email protected] · Joined: 28 Jul 2014 Posts: 38

In work shop compiler the limitation is 13 chips. Additional chips can be purchased by paying 20 dollars.

I have the following doubts

1. Is the IDE used in work shop compiler and PCWHD are same?
2. All features in PCWHD are available in work shop compiler?
3. Projects written in PCD compiler v5.045 will work in this work shop compiler ?

newguy · Joined: 24 Jun 2004 Posts: 1907

I don't have the CCS workshop compiler - I've been a customer (on & off) for about 20 years and I've almost always used the full compiler. When I was teaching, the students did use the student version of the compiler which was available at the time, and it was exactly same as the full compiler version. The only difference was that it was limited to 2 processors (at the time). Everything else was the same.

1. Very likely exactly the same. It wouldn't make financial sense for CCS to create & maintain two different IDE versions.
2. From the information that I've read about the workshop compiler, yes.
3. Yes they should. That said, 5.045 is very very old. Depending if the workshop compiler is a true processor-limited version of the newest compiler or if it was officially "forked" some time ago, there may be issues. I wouldn't anticipate any major problems.

temtronic · Posted: Tue Jul 04, 2023 6:37 pm

re: .....That said, 5.045 is very very old...

great now I DO feel ANCIENT..... I started with PCM V2.534....

thanks Crying or Very sad

Ttelmah · Joined: 11 Mar 2010 Posts: 19496

Feel young!.
I started before CCS even existed....

newguy · Joined: 24 Jun 2004 Posts: 1907

Just checked, oldest version I have is 3.148 but I swear I first started with version 2.something.

temtronic · Posted: Wed Jul 05, 2023 10:32 am

Mine came with a spiral bound manual.......
Still have that 'somewhere'......
Plus 2 picstart plus programmers ( 1 free from Microchip...)
1/2 drawer full of 16c84s of course....and the UV 'eraser'.....