HI-TECH C PRO for the PIC32 MCU Family supports the 32-bit MIPS-based microcontroller family from Microchip Technology Inc.

The PIC32 Pro compiler features Omniscient Code Generation, which can increase code density by up to 50 percent. Omniscient Code Generation takes advantage of the capabilities of today's host systems to achieve fully optimized object code that takes into account all the variables, functions, stacks and registers represented in all program modules.

Rather than relying completely on the linker to uncover errors in independently compiled modules, Omniscient Code Generation completes the initial stages of compilation for each module separately, but defers object code generation until the point at which a view of the whole program is available.

It uses a global view of the compiled program, along with various other optimization techniques made possible by the complete information that is then available to the code generator.

Omniscient Code Generation Features

• Optimizes the size of each pointer variable in your code based on its usage
• Eliminates the need for many non-standard C qualifiers and compiler options
• Produces more efficient interrupt context switching code
• Customizes the functionality of the included printf library function
• Simple to use

HI-TECH C PRO for the PIC32 MCU Family:

• Integrates into the MPLAB® IDE, MPLAB ICD2, MPLAB REAL ICE and most 3rd-party development tools
• Integrates HI-TECH Software's IDE, HITIDE™ 3* (to be released Q3 2008)
• Includes Library source - for standard libraries and sample code;
• Includes macro assembler, linker, preprocessor, and one-step driver
• Includes HI-TECH Quick Start Guide;
• Can run on multiple platforms: Windows (including 64-bit Vista), Linux and Mac OS X.

Integrated Development Environment

The compiler may be run directly from the command line, allowing you to compile, assemble and link using one command. This enables the compiler to be integrated into third party development environments, such as the MPLAB® IDE from Microchip Technology, Inc.

HI-TECH Software will release the Eclipse-based IDE, HI-TIDE™ 3 with support for the HI-TECH C PRO for the PIC32 MCU Family and HI-TECH C JTAG Debug Interface in the third quarter of 2008.

PIC32 C Compiler Order Options

Several options can be selected via pull-down menus below.

Hi-Tech Priority Access -Extended Support Option