Datasheet

Development Systems Ordering Guide
DS30177T-page 6 © 2005 Microchip Technology Inc.
MPLAB
®
Integrated Development Environment (IDE)
MPLAB IDE gives PICmicro
®
MCU and dsPIC
®
DSC users the flexibility to edit, compile and
debug from a single user interface.
MPLAB IDE gives PICmicro
®
MCU and dsPIC
®
DSC
users the flexibility to edit, compile and debug from a
single user interface. MPLAB Integrated Development
Environment (IDE) is a development platform for the
Microchip Technology PICmicro microcontroller (MCU)
and dsPIC Digital Signal Controller (DSC) families.
Designed for use with the Microsoft Windows
®
operating environment, MPLAB IDE offers an
easy-to-use common user interface for the Microchip
development tools suite.
MPLAB IDE includes the following components:
• MPASM™ Assembler
• MPLAB ASM30 Assembler for dsPIC30F
• MPSIM™ Software Simulator
• MPLINK™ Linker
• MPLAB LINK30 Linker for dsPIC30F
• Source-Level Debugger
• On-line Help
• Project and Set-up Wizards
• Project Manager
• Visual Device Initializer (see page 7)
• Programmer’s Editor
• Drivers for hardware tools (as listed in the
Tools Supported section)
• Integration with Source Code Control
The MPLAB IDE desktop provides the development
environment and tools for developing and debugging
applications as a project, providing a common user
interface for different development and debugging
modes.
Features
• Full featured, color-coded text editor
• Easy-to-use project manager with visual display
• Source-level debugging
• Enhanced source level debugging for ‘C’
structures, automatic variables, etc.
• Customizable toolbar and key mapping
• Dynamic status bar displays processor condition
at a glance
• Context sensitive, interactive on-line help
• Integrated MPLAB SIM instruction simulator
• Stand-alone user interface for MPLAB PM3 and
PRO MATE
®
II device programmers
• User interface for MPLAB ICE 2000 or
MPLAB ICE 4000 In-Circuit Emulator
• User interface for MPLAB ICD 2 In-Circuit Debugger
Ordering Information:
SW007002 MPLAB
®
IDE (Free download: www.microchip.com)
DS51046 “
MPLAB
®
IDE Integrated Development Environment Product Overview”
(Available at: www.microchip.com)
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