{"id":163,"date":"2021-04-10T10:53:31","date_gmt":"2021-04-10T10:53:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.positronstudio.co.uk\/?page_id=163"},"modified":"2023-03-15T15:50:51","modified_gmt":"2023-03-15T15:50:51","slug":"overview","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.positronstudio.co.uk\/index.php\/overview\/","title":{"rendered":"Overview"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;3_5,2_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px|0px||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div data-colibri-id=\"163-c1\" class=\"style-230 style-local-163-c1 position-relative\">\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><strong>such as Positron Studio<\/strong> has been developed specifically to support <\/span><strong style=\"font-size: 14px;\">Positron Basic Compilers.<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"> It provides a rich set of functions in a modern styled User Interface to enable the rapid development of firmware for embedded microprocessors.<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong style=\"font-size: 24px;\">Main Features<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"font-size: 14px;\">Full Featured Editor<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"> with Syntax Highlighting for Positron Compilers and .ini Files, code bracketing of conditional statements, Code Folding, Bookmarking, Code Completion. 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It can also include <\/span>additional text, log, ini files or pdf files which are relevant to or used by the project.\u00a0 Projects can be automatically created from existing files or new projects can be started from scratch.<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"font-size: 14px;\">PDF Reader<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"> enables Acrobat PDF files to be read directly from within Positron Studio and can be used for convenient reference to documents such as Data Sheets etc. Where a document contains a bookmark index these bookmarks can be accessed in a similar way to the bookmark list in the Acrobat Reader.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><strong>Datasheet Finder<\/strong> searches the manufacturers website for Datasheets on current device, downloads them and displays them in the IDE.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Additional Tools include:<\/strong><br \/>Vector Interrupt Wizard for 16 bit MPUs<br \/>Peripheral Pin Select Wizard<\/p>\n<p>Additional 3rd Party tools such as Serial Comm Terminal, Programmers, Timer Calculators etc\u00a0 can be integrated into Positron Studio to suit individual needs.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.positronstudio.co.uk\/?zdownload_f=MQ==&#8221; button_text=&#8221;Try Positron Studio Now&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_button=&#8221;on&#8221; button_border_radius=&#8221;17px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_button][et_pb_code _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_code][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.positronstudio.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/WebFrontPageImage.png&#8221; title_text=&#8221;WebFrontPageImage&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_blurb title=&#8221;About the Positron Compilers&#8221; image=&#8221;https:\/\/www.positronstudio.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/PositronCompilersIcon128x128.png&#8221; icon_placement=&#8221;left&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;3px||0px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Positron Compilers are PIC Basic compilers for the Microchip\u00ae family of 8 bit and 16 bit micro-controllers. 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