1.3 Recommended Reading
This guide describes how to use the MPLAB XC-DSC C/C++ Compiler for dsPIC33A DSC. Other useful documents are listed below. The following Microchip documents are available and recommended as supplemental reference resources.
Release Notes (Readme Files)
For information on Microchip tools, read the associated Release Notes (HTML files) included with the software.
MPLAB®XC-DSC Assembler, Linker and Utilities User’s Guide for dsPIC33A DSC (DS-50003919)
A guide to using the XC-DSC assembler, object linker, object archiver/librarian and various utilities.
MPLAB® XC-DSC Language Tools Libraries Reference Manual for dsPIC33A DSC (DS-50003920)
A 32-bit DSC library overview and a listing of the
32-bit DSC
dsPIC33A specific support libraries and
fixed-point math functions. Standard (including math) libraries can be found in the
Microchip Unified Standard Library Reference Guide (see next section).
DSP and 32-bit DSC peripheral libraries are
described in DSP Library User's Guide found in the compiler install
docs directory.
Microchip Unified Standard Library Reference Guide (DS-50002895)
This guide details the functions, types and preprocessor macros provided by the standard libraries that ship with the compiler.
Device-Specific Documentation
The Microchip website contains many documents that describe 32-bit DSC dsPIC33A device functions and features, including:
- Individual and family data sheets
- Family reference manuals
- Programmer’s reference manuals
C Standards Information
International Standardization Organization (ISO) and International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) – ISO/IEC 9899:1999 Programming languages — C. ISO Central Secretariat, Chemin de Blandonnet 8,CP 401, 1214 Vernier, Geneva, Switzerland.
This standard specifies the form and establishes the interpretation of programs expressed in the programming language C. Its purpose is to promote portability, reliability, maintainability and efficient execution of C language programs on a variety of computing systems.
C++ Standards Information
Stroustrup, Bjarne, C++ Programming Language: Special Edition, 3rd Edition. Addison-Wesley Professional; Indianapolis, Indiana, 46240.
ISO/IEC 14882:2014 C++ Standard. The ISO C++ Standard is standardized by ISO (The International Standards Organization) in collaboration with ANSI (The American National Standards Institute), BSI (The British Standards Institute) and DIN (The German national standards organization).
This standard specifies the form and establishes the interpretation of programs expressed in the programming language C++. Its purpose is to promote portability, reliability, maintainability and efficient execution of C++ language programs on a variety of computing systems.
C Reference Manuals
Harbison, Samuel P. and Steele, Guy L., C A Reference Manual, Fourth Edition, Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs, N.J. 07632.
Kernighan, Brian W. and Ritchie, Dennis M., The C Programming Language, Second Edition. Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs, N.J. 07632.
Kochan, Steven G., Programming In ANSI C, Revised Edition. Hayden Books, Indianapolis, Indiana 46268.
Plauger, P.J., The Standard C Library, Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs, N.J. 07632.
Van Sickle, Ted., Programming Microcontrollers in C, First Edition. LLH Technology Publishing, Eagle Rock, Virginia 24085.
GCC Documents