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Description
Statement
PicBasic Pro Statement
Synchronous serial input.
SHIFTIN Chapter 3 / Microcontrollers and PIC Programming TABLE 3.2
Reference (continued)
SHIFTOUT Synchronous serial output.
SLEEP Power down processor for a period of time.
SOUND Generate tone or white-noise on specified pin.
SWAP Exchange the values of two variables.
TOGGLEMake pin output and toggle state.

WHILE..WEND Execute statements while condition is true.
WRITE Write byte to on-chip EEPROM.

WRITECODE Write word to code memory.
XIN X-10 input.

XOUT X-10 output.

Compiling A Program

For operation of the PicBasic Pro Compiler, you will need a text
editor or word processor for creation of your program source file,
some sort of PICmicro programmer such as the EPIC Plus Pocket
PICmicro Programmer, and the PicBasic Pro Compiler itself. Of
course you also need a PC to run it.

Follow this sequence of events:

First, create the BASIC source file for the program, using your favorite
text editor or word processor. If you don’t have a favorite, DOS EDIT
(included with MS-DOS) or Windows NOTEPAD (included with
Windows and Windows 95/98) may be substituted. A great text edi-
tor called Ultraedit is available at: www.ultraedit.com. It is geared
towards the software developer and does not add any undesirable
formatting characters that will cause the compiler to error out.

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