BASCOM-AVR

BASCOM-AVR1© is a Windows BASIC COMPILER for the AVR family, intended to run Under W95/W98/NT.

Available now with floating point support!

Key Benefits

  • Structured BASIC with labels.
  • Structured programming with IF-THEN-ELSE-END IF, DO-LOOP, WHILE-WEND, SELECT- CASE.
  • Fast machine code instead of interpreted code.
  • Variables and labels can be as long as 32 characters.
  • Bit, Byte, Integer, Word, Long, and String variables. (SINGLE in BETA)
  • Compiled programs work with all AVR microprocessors that have internal memory.
  • Statements are highly compatible with Microsoft’s VB/QB.
  • Special commands for LCD-displays , I2C chips and 1WIRE chips.
  • Integrated terminal emulator with download option..
  • Integrated simulator for testing.(at the moment not ready yet, will be added)
  • Integrated ISP programmer (application note AVR910.ASM).
  • Integrated STK200 programmer and STK300 programmer. Other programmers will be added on request.
  • Editor with statement highlighting.
  • Context sensitive help.
The following statements are supported (actually there are more look in the help file):
Decision and structures 
IF, THEN, ELSE, ELSEIF, END IF, 
DO, LOOP, WHILE, WEND, UNTIL, EXIT DO, EXIT WHILE, 
FOR, NEXT, TO, DOWNTO, STEP, EXIT FOR, ON .. GOTO/GOSUB, SELECT, CASE.
 
Input and output 
PRINT, INPUT, INKEY, PRINT, INPUTHEX, LCD, UPPERLINE, LOWERLINE,DISPLAY ON/OFF, CURSOR ON/OFF/BLINK/NOBLINK, HOME, LOCATE, SHIFTLCD LEFT/RIGHT, SHIFTCURSOR LEFT/RIGHT, CLS, DEFLCDCHAR, WAITKEY, INPUTBIN, PRINTBIN, OPEN, CLOSE, DEBOUNCE, SHIFTIN, SHIFTOUT.
 
Numeric functions 
AND, OR, XOR, INC, DEC, MOD, NOT, ABS, BCD.
 
I2C
I2CSTART, I2CSTOP, I2CWBYTE, I2CRBYTE, I2CSEND and I2CRECEIVE.
 
1WIRE
1WWRITE, 1WREAD, 1WRESET.
 
SPI
SPIINIT, SPIIN, SPIOUT.
 
Interrupt programming 
ON INT0/INT1/TIMER0/TIMER1/SERIAL, RETURN, ENABLE, DISABLE, COUNTERx, CAPTUREx, INTERRUPTS, CONFIG, START, LOAD.
 
Bit manipulation
SET, RESET, ROTATE, SHIFT, BITWAIT.
 
Variables
DIM, BIT , BYTE , INTEGER , WORD, LONG, SINGLE, STRING , DEFBIT, DEFBYTE, DEFINT, DEFWORD. (SINGLE only for the Prof. Edition)
 
Miscellaneous
REM, ' , SWAP, END, STOP, CONST, DELAY, WAIT, WAITMS, GOTO, GOSUB, POWERDOWN, IDLE, DECLARE, CALL, SUB, END SUB, MAKEDEC, MAKEBCD, INP,OUT, ALIAS, DIM , ERASE, DATA, READ, RESTORE, INCR, DECR, PEEK, POKE, CPEEK, FUNCTION.
 
Compiler directives 
$INCLUDE, $BAUD and $CRYSTAL,  $SERIALINPUT, $SERIALOUTPUT, $RAMSIZE, $RAMSTART,   $DEFAULT XRAM, $ASM-$END ASM, $LCD.
 
String manipulation
STRING, SPACE, LEFT, RIGHT, MID, VAL, HEXVAL, LEN, STR, HEX, LTRIM, RTRIM, TRIM.

To create a program takes just a few steps :

  • Write the program in BASIC
  • Compile it to fast machine binary code
  • Test the result with the integrated simulator(with additional hardware you can simulate the hardware too).Will be added later. For now use AVR Studio
  • Program the chip with one of the integrated programmers.
    (hardware must be purchased separately)

The program can be written in a comfortable MDI color coded editor.
Besides the normal editing features, the editor supports Undo, Redo, Bookmarks and block indention.


SIMULATOR NOT READY YET! Pictures are from BASCOM-8051.

The simulator let you test your program before writing it to the uP.
You can watch variables, step through the program one line at the time or run to a specific line,
or you can alter variables.
To watch a variables value you can also point the mouse cursor over it.

A powerful feature is the hardware emulator, to emulate the LCD display, and the ports.
The LCD emulator also emulates custom build LCD characters!

 

When you are done with the simulator it is time to program the chip using one of the supported programmer drivers.



The program, documentation and samples are in English.
A printed manual can be purchased separately.(not available yet)

Pricing

Availability

BASCOM-AVR is available NOW.
BASCOM-LT and BASCOM-8051 users can order the cross upgrade BSCABRB.
Your serial number is required for this.

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