Great Cow BASIC v0.97.00 released

new PPSTool    1-Feb-2017

The Great Cow BASIC development team have published another release that further enhances the Great Cow BASIC compiler capabilities.  This release  is callled v0.97.00

  • Introduction of the PPSTool for Great Cow BASIC.  This new PPSTool support the easy configuration of PPS when using Microchip Pics. Thanks go to Pete Reverett.
  • New Software Serial libraries. Optimised for size and performance. Includes Demos and Help. Thanks go to Frank Steinberg.
  • Added priority to #startup to support PPS methods. You can now prioritise the order in which the key methods are called when initialising a chip. Updated 65 demonstration files to use the revised #startup for PPS.
  • Fixes to the installer to handle Windows 10 and revised the Linux installer.
  • Added Oscillator Support for PIC18FxxK40.
  • Refreshed all the .dat files to revert LF files, where required, and, to improve register/bit order.
  • More support for Microchip 8-bit microprocessors. We have updated the compiler to support the new instruction set and changed the format of the .dat files with Interrupt on Change now supports PortChange for any IOC event.
  • GETUseriD. A new library to support ID identification of Microchip microcontrollers. See the demo folder for lots of examples.
  • Improved Help and IDE Context Help.
  • Improved I2C Slave support via a State Library.
  • GLCD driver for the SDD1306 now supports SPI.
  • Improved support for Microchip and Atmel 8-bit microprocessors with over 900 different processor types now supported.
  • Over 570 demonstration files that showcase the breadth and depth of Great Cow BASIC capabilities with new CLC demonstration for Xpress board.
  • Various fixes for reported bugs and issues.

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