Great Cow BASIC or GCBASIC is an open-source BASIC compiler for most 8-bit Microchip PIC microcontrollers. The use of a high level language such as GCBASIC allows for relatively fast coding for microprocessor development. For many users, the simplicity of the syntax compares favorably to the complexity of writing in Assembler. The drawback of GCBASIC is that, by performing a machine translation from BASIC syntax, it may generate redundant, unnecessary or inefficient code.

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  • Great Cow BASIC or GCBASIC is an open-source BASIC compiler for most 8-bit Microchip PIC microcontrollers. The use of a high level language such as GCBASIC allows for relatively fast coding for microprocessor development. For many users, the simplicity of the syntax compares favorably to the complexity of writing in Assembler. The drawback of GCBASIC is that, by performing a machine translation from BASIC syntax, it may generate redundant, unnecessary or inefficient code. This may cause problems due to the limited program storage space in a microcontroller. The compile process generates human readable Assembly language, and the final Machine code (in HEX format) that can be loaded directly into target microprocessor. The Assembly language code generated by the compile process can be used by an Integrated Development Environment (IDE) such as Microchips MPLAB to take advantage of the additional editing, debugging, and testing features of the IDE. The source code for GCASIC is written using FreeBASIC, and so GCBASIC can itself be compiled to be run under a Windows or a Linux environment.
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  • Hugh Considine
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  • Great Cow BASIC or GCBASIC is an open-source BASIC compiler for most 8-bit Microchip PIC microcontrollers. The use of a high level language such as GCBASIC allows for relatively fast coding for microprocessor development. For many users, the simplicity of the syntax compares favorably to the complexity of writing in Assembler. The drawback of GCBASIC is that, by performing a machine translation from BASIC syntax, it may generate redundant, unnecessary or inefficient code.
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  • Great Cow BASIC
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