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26.1 MPLAB Integrated Development
Environment Software
26.0 DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT
The PICmicro® microcontrollers are supported with a
full range of hardware and software development tools:
The MPLAB IDE software brings an ease of software
development previously unseen in the 8/16-bit micro-
controller market. The MPLAB IDE is a Windows®
based application that contains:
• Integrated Development Environment
- MPLAB® IDE Software
• Assemblers/Compilers/Linkers
- MPASMTM Assembler
• An interface to debugging tools
- simulator
- MPLAB C17 and MPLAB C18 C Compilers
- MPLINKTM Object Linker/
MPLIBTM Object Librarian
- programmer (sold separately)
- emulator (sold separately)
- in-circuit debugger (sold separately)
• A full-featured editor with color coded context
• A multiple project manager
- MPLAB C30 C Compiler
- MPLAB ASM30 Assembler/Linker/Library
• Simulators
• Customizable data windows with direct edit of
contents
- MPLAB SIM Software Simulator
- MPLAB dsPIC30 Software Simulator
• Emulators
• High-level source code debugging
• Mouse over variable inspection
• Extensive on-line help
- MPLAB ICE 2000 In-Circuit Emulator
- MPLAB ICE 4000 In-Circuit Emulator
• In-Circuit Debugger
The MPLAB IDE allows you to:
• Edit your source files (either assembly or C)
- MPLAB ICD 2
• One touch assemble (or compile) and download
to PICmicro emulator and simulator tools
(automatically updates all project information)
• Device Programmers
- PRO MATE® II Universal Device Programmer
- PICSTART® Plus Development Programmer
- MPLAB PM3 Device Programmer
• Low-Cost Demonstration Boards
- PICDEMTM 1 Demonstration Board
- PICDEM.netTM Demonstration Board
- PICDEM 2 Plus Demonstration Board
- PICDEM 3 Demonstration Board
- PICDEM 4 Demonstration Board
- PICDEM 17 Demonstration Board
- PICDEM 18R Demonstration Board
- PICDEM LIN Demonstration Board
- PICDEM USB Demonstration Board
• Evaluation Kits
• Debug using:
- source files (assembly or C)
- mixed assembly and C
- machine code
MPLAB IDE supports multiple debugging tools in a
single development paradigm, from the cost effective
simulators, through low-cost in-circuit debuggers, to
full-featured emulators. This eliminates the learning
curve when upgrading to tools with increasing flexibility
and power.
26.2 MPASM Assembler
The MPASM assembler is a full-featured, universal
macro assembler for all PICmicro MCUs.
®
- KEELOQ Evaluation and Programming Tools
- PICDEM MSC
- microID® Developer Kits
- CAN
The MPASM assembler generates relocatable object
files for the MPLINK object linker, Intel® standard HEX
files, MAP files to detail memory usage and symbol ref-
erence, absolute LST files that contain source lines and
generated machine code and COFF files for
debugging.
- PowerSmart® Developer Kits
- Analog
The MPASM assembler features include:
• Integration into MPLAB IDE projects
• User defined macros to streamline assembly code
• Conditional assembly for multi-purpose source
files
• Directives that allow complete control over the
assembly process
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