This is a C compiler for the dsPIC and PIC24 24-bit address word PICMicros.

Installation is comprised of two steps. The first step installs the commercial compiler and the support files. The second step is used to replace the compiler with the free edition. The support files are needed in step 2 from step 1.

The commercial edition has optimisation limitations unless a license is bought.

mkdir -p /opt/microchip
cd /opt/microchip

wget http://ww1.microchip.com/downloads/en/DeviceDoc/xc16-v1.25-full-install-linux-installer.run

chmod +x xc16-v1.25-full-install-linux-installer.run
./xc16-v1.25-full-install-linux-installer.run

Version 1.25 is missing some important include files so we need to download them separately.

Method 1

wget xc16-v1.24-full-install-linux-installer.run
chmod +x xc16-v1.24-full-install-linux-installer.run
./xc16-v1.24-full-install-linux-installer.run
cp -Rpa /opt/microchip/xc16/v1.24/support/peripheral_* /opt/microchip/xc16/v1.25/support/

Method 2 (TODO)

wget http://www.microchip.com/mymicrochip/filehandler.aspx?ddocname=en574961

The free edition utilises header files and libraries from the commercial edition so perform the installation steps given above. The free edition has no limitations and does not require a license for optimisations.

cd /var/tmp
apt-get install build-essential flex bison unzip mercurial zlib1g-dev
hg clone http://hg.kewl.org/pub/pic30
cd pic30

wget "http://ww1.microchip.com/downloads/en/DeviceDoc/MPLAB XC16 v1.26.src.zip"

./install

This also depends on the commercial edition which must be installed as given above.

Raspbian emulator

mkdir -p /embedded/raspbian/opt/microchip/xc16/v1.25/
cd /embedded/raspbian/opt/microchip/xc16/v1.25/
cp -Rp /opt/microchip/xc16/v1.25/* .
mkdir -p /embedded/raspbian/var/tmp/
cd /embedded/raspbian/var/tmp
hg clone http://hg.kewl.org/pub/pic30
cd pic30

wget "http://ww1.microchip.com/downloads/en/DeviceDoc/MPLAB XC16 v1.26.src.zip"

Raspbian emulator

apt-get install build-essential flex bison unzip zlib1g-dev
cd /var/tmp/pic30
./install
exit

NFS

cd /opt
cp -Rpa /embedded/raspbian/opt/pic30-tools .

Microchip downloads archive (old site)
Microchip downloads archive