MacrocASM Status

This page shows the (hopefully current) status of the MacrocASM program

Current Version

MacrocASM is currently at version 0.91 prerelease.

Major Things Left to Do

• DS Command
• DB Command
• Preprocessor (#ifdef, #define, etc.)
• Tab settings in text editor
• RADIX command
• FILL command
• WHILE command
• CBLOCK command
• Bit operations in expressions (or, and, not)
• Breakpoints follow code after compile
• Conditions on breakpoint
• Analog Outputs in IO Pin window
• Read Hex file command

Minor Things Left to Do

• Multi-opcode instruction generation
• Commands (compile, etc.) available from source window
• Remove error list following a successfull compile

Wish List

• Color-coded text in text editor
• Text completion in text editor
• Support for higher-level languages

Supported Assemblers

• PIC 12 bit
• PIC 14 bit
• PIC 16 bit
• PIC 16 bit No-Multiply

Supported Chips

• PIC12C508
• PIC12C509
• PIC16F84
• PIC16F675
• PIC17C42
• PIC17C42A
• PIC17C43
• PIC17C44

Supported Programmers

• PICKit 1 (up to version 2.0.x)
• Deck Serial Programmer
• PICStart+ (version 1.2 through 2.1 firmware)

Known Bugs

• Frameworks not being put into right directory on install (hard path).
• Programmer.h and Simulator.h include files not in programming examples.
• PIC17C4x peripherals not complete in simulator.

Current Download

MacrocASM Install package

Support Downloads

Assembler definition file format

Chip definition file format

Example assembler file

Example chip file

Releases

• 0.91 - Feb 7, 2005
  Added Features...
  • Fixed resize of memory view window (separation line was floating)
  • Fixed resize of listing window (address column was growing)
  • Fixed save of projects that do not have programmer/port set
  • Now supports multiple source files
  • Ability to remove source files from project
  • Added find/replace for source windows - code from Scotland Software
  • Now supports version 2.0.x PICKit programmers
• 0.9 - Feb 21, 2004
  Added Features...
  • EQU/SET command implemented
  • ##h hex constants supported
  • Fixed problem with assembly of lines ending in whitespace
  • Added additional peripherals to PIC17C4x simulator
  • RES command implemented
  • Double-clicking error now scrolls source window to error location
  • Source text now resizes rather than wrapping
  • Single-quoted characters (i.e. 'z') now accepted as numerical constants
  • Forward-referenced symbols now allowed in mathematical expressions
  • Fixed initial source file creation on New Project command
• 0.9b - Feb 1, 2004
  Added Features...
  • Dollar sign '$' supported in expressions as current address
  • Added support for PIC17C4x series of chips
  • Added support for PICStart+ with version 1.2 through 2.1 firmware
  • Added additional simulator code to examples
  • Memory View address sized to Chip memory size
  • Memory View data sized to maximum data size
  • Progress bar implemented
• 0.9b - Jan 17, 2004
  Initial pre-release