MikroElektronika - mikroBasic PRO for PIC

Manuals that matter

Compiler Documentation

We present you with two documents that can help you to get to know compiler better. User manual is a comprehensive document with detailed explanations of each compiler feature and each library function. The other, Creating the first project, is a beginner’s guide to making first steps in the compiler.

mikroBasic PRO for PIC
User Manual
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mikroBasic PRO for PIC
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Hundreds of demonstrations and ready to use projects

Ready to use Examples

Each library function has been put in the context of real life in the provided examples. When starting your new project, you can always open similar example, change it, add new blocks of code and easily get the job done. We thinks it’s very important that you always have a strating point.

mikroBasic PRO for PIC
Examples [2.40MB]

Supported microcontrollers

Choose your MCU

The mikroBasic PRO for PIC compiler supports 485 PIC microcontrollers. Newly released PIC microcontrollers will be supported by a new version of compiler software that is updated regularly. Here is a list of microcontrollers supported by the mikroBasic PRO for PIC compiler:

Name	Pin Count	Program Memory (KB)	CPU Speed (Mhz)	RAM (KB)

What we did in new compiler version

Release changes in

Libraries

New! PWM library for PIC18F87K22 family

Release changes in

Integrated Development Environment

Fixed: EEPROM Editor, saving/loading eeprom files caused exception
Fixed: Project settings schemes, some schemes were outdated
Fixed: Remove recent project from Start Page caused exception
Fixed: Code explorer, when undocked worked incorrectly

Release changes in

Compiler

New! Added support for following devices:
P12F752

P12HV752

P16F1503

P16F1782

P16F1783
New: ICS (interrupt context saving) control added
Improved: Faster compiling
Fixed: Record declaration with several fields of the same type separated by comma
Fixed: $I directive and files with symbol definition

Release changes in

Libraries

New! Flash library for PIC16F15xx family
Fixed: I2C library for PIC18F87K90 family and PIC18F87K22 read/write issue
Fixed: OneWire library incorect reading/writing
Fixed: UART library for PIC18F6XK80, incorrect tris setting for rx/tx pins

Release changes in

Integrated Development Environment

New: Welcome screen added
New: Interrupt assistant hint button inside code editor
New: Update Project Manager after cleaning project files using ClearProject
New: Double Click on bookmark in Bookmark editor opens file and positioniing on line where bookmark is placed
New: Remove all breakpoints option implemented
New: Interrupt Assistant tool added
Improved! ICD Debug is faster
Improved! Bookmark Editor. You can now view bookmark IDs
Improved! Bookmark Editor. You can now see all files in project containing any bookmark
Improved! Dongle handling, plug/unplug dongle detection
Improved! New Project wizard (project folder selection, existing project files added to list)
Fixed: Progress Bar window did not have border
Fixed: Undo command in editor doesn't return to saved state of file
Fixed: SaveBookmarks doesn't work
Fixed: LoadBookmarks doesn't work
Fixed: Multiple row word-by-word selection
Fixed: Warnings/Hints check box
Fixed: a lot of Search/Replace quirks and bugs

Release changes in

Compiler

Maintenance release, several bugs fixed

Release changes in

Libraries

Improved! MMC FAT16 library, improved speed and memory usage.

Release changes in

Libraries

New! Added PWM library for PIC18F87K90 and PIC18K22
New! TFT Library supporting following controllers (TFT_16bit)
- ILI9340
- ILI9342
- ILI9481
- HX8352-A
- SSD1963 (16-bit commmunication)
New! TFT library, added support for the following controllers
- R61526
- ST7715R
- HX8347G
- SSD1963 (8-bit commmunication)
Improved! PWM library for PIC18F46J11 family, added PWM2 module functions.
Improved! MMC FAT16 library
- directory operations added (creation, removal, content listing, rename)
- new file operations added (seek, tell, rename)

Release changes in

Compiler

Added: Support for P16F1507
Added: ICD support for P12F1822 and P12LF1822
Improved: UART baud rate generation now use 16bit mode where possible
Fixed: declaring extern array without dimension didn't return error
Fixed: address of constant aggregate couldn't be taken in some cases

Release changes in

Integrated Development Environment

New! Added progress bar when unistalling user packages
New! USB HID Bootloader tool added

Release changes in

Examples

New! USB HID Bootloader Examples

Release changes in

Libraries

New! Memory Manager library
New! Added routines for work with images and fonts stored on external resourse (MMC/SD card, external flash, etc.). Routines added for TFT, GLCD, T6963C and S1D13700 libraries.
Improved! Added Write_Const_Text function in TFT, GLCD, T6963C and S1D13700 libraries.
Improved! Peripheral Pin Select Library added PPS_Mapping_NoLock function.
Improved! MMC library, added functions for multi read block mode.
Improved! UART Library, added generic routines which uses the active UART module.
Improved! SPI Library, added generic routines which uses the active SPI module.
Fixed: pow(x,y) function returned 0 for (0,0) and for x,y < 0

Release changes in

Compiler

New: Additional 45 MCU supported:

PIC12F1840	PIC16LF1829	PIC12LF1840	PIC16LF1902
PIC16F1516	PIC16LF1903	PIC16F1517	PIC16LF1904
PIC16F1518	PIC16LF1906	PIC16F1519	PIC16LF1907
PIC16F1526	PIC16LF720	PIC16F1527	PIC16LF721
PIC16F1825	PIC18F25K80	PIC16F1828	PIC18F26K80
PIC16F1829	PIC18F45K80	PIC16F1847	PIC18F46K80
PIC16F720	PIC18F65K80	PIC16F721	PIC18F66K80
PIC16LF1516	PIC18F86K22	PIC16LF1517	PIC18F87K22
PIC16LF1518	PIC18LF25K80	PIC16LF1519	PIC18LF26K80
PIC16LF1526	PIC18LF45K80	PIC16LF1527	PIC18LF46K80
PIC16LF1824	PIC18LF65K80	PIC16LF1825	PIC18LF66K80
PIC16LF1828

New: ICD support for additional 56 MCUs added:

PIC16F1516	PIC16F1938	PIC18F67J93	PIC16F1517
PIC16F1939	PIC18F67K22	PIC16F1518	PIC16F1946
PIC18F67K90	PIC16F1519	PIC16F1947	PIC18F85K22
PIC16F1526	PIC18F25K80	PIC18F85K90	PIC16F1527
PIC18F26J53	PIC18F86K22	PIC16F1823	PIC18F26K80
PIC18F86K90	PIC16F1824	PIC18F27J53	PIC18F87J93
PIC16F1825	PIC18F45K80	PIC18F87K22	PIC16F1826
PIC18F46J53	PIC18F87K90	PIC16F1827	PIC18F46K80
PIC18LF25K80	PIC16F1828	PIC18F47J53	PIC18LF26J53
PIC16F1829	PIC18F65K22	PIC18LF26K80	PIC16F1847
PIC18F65K80	PIC18LF27J53	PIC16F1933	PIC18F65K90
PIC18LF45K80	PIC16F1934	PIC18F66K22	PIC18LF46J53
PIC16F1936	PIC18F66K80	PIC18LF46K80	PIC16F1937
PIC18F66K90	PIC18LF47J53	PIC18LF65K80	PIC18LF66K80

New: USB Dongle licensing
New: Heap option added to compiler
New: Faster loading of mcl files
Improved: Faster Linker
Improved: Asm code can be written in the same line with a label
Improved: system function "__CCD2W" is linked only if it is used
Fixed: Interrupt prolog did not set PCLATH (PIC16ENH family)
Fixed: LST file lists only used global variables
Fixed: Different number of parameters in function definition and in extern declaration cause linker crash in some cases
Fixed: Could not compile PWM4_Init without checking all PWM libraries
Fixed: Substract literal constant from word could give wrong result (PIC16ENH family)
Fixed: Zero Level optimisation caused wrong multiplication, with 2 results

Release changes in

Integrated Development Environment

New! mikroICD
For the first time, we have introduced ICD as a separate DLL module, and enhanced ICD code drastically. No more long waitings when you hit Step-over [F8], Step-into[F7] or Step-out[Ctrl+F8]. We have come up to recognize this attention so we can step over the function by placing a hardware breakpoint to the next line of code, and execute the function cycles in live mode. It would be as if you ordered the ICD to Run To Cursor (F4) over to the next line of code. We have also introduced Advanced Breakpoints, so you can exploit the full potential of this new approach. You can now place as many breakpoints as you want, but leave active only so many as there are hardware breakpoints available on your target MCU. This way you can have an extremely fast debugging.
New! Added option to reload project file which has been externaly changed
New! Breakpoints are now saved to file.
New! Breakpoints are loaded when opening file.
New! Double click on break point in breakpoint's list opens editor and set cursor on line with breakpoint.
New! Delete one breakpoint from breakpoint list is posible now.
New! Dongle support added. Dongle icon present in status bar if Dongle connected on computer.
New! Option to select heap feature.
New! Project Explorer.
New! Shortcut CTRL + ALT + S (show Statistics).
Improved: New Project Wizard.
* Reduced number of steps for creating new project.
* File name and file path now separated
Improved: Library manager. Faster loading of libraries.
Improved: Search project files in Windows Explorer style.
Improved: Add project to project group by single mouse click.
Improved: Search Paths Editor.
* Copy/Cut/Paste/Select All options for search paths editor
* Assigned shotcut CTRL + SHIFT + P
Improved: Statistics is no longer a "modal" window, but rather "stay on top".
Fixed: Statistics - uncorrect displaying of free RAM
Fixed: Loosing all breakpoints when closing editor.
Fixed: PIC16ENH simulator did not performe shadow register switching for interrupt.
Fixed: In some cases IDE freezes if MCU is changed in Project Settings.
Fixed: IDE sends wrong command line to programmer if EEPROM file is included in project.
Fixed: Visible Statistics are updated after build.
Fixed: 32 bit icons fail to load on some graphic cards.
Fixed: Auto Save feature.
Fixed: Closing file in debug mode and reopening same file causes an error.