Microchip Technology MCP1256/7/8/9EV Data Sheet

Microchip produces approximately 900 different 

development tools, of which only a selection are featured 

in this document. For the full listing of Microchip's 

development tools, please visit the online Development 

Tool Selector at 

www.microchip.com/dts

, or visit our 

application sites on 

www.microchip.com

.

MPLAB X IDE is the latest generation of Microchip’s free 

integrated development environment. Incorporating a 

powerful and highly functional set of features, it allows 

you to easily develop applications for Microchip’s PIC® 

microcontrollers and dsPIC® digital signal controllers. It 

is based on the NetBeans IDE from Oracle and runs on 

Windows®, Linux® and Mac® OS X. Its unified graphical user 

interface (GUI) helps to integrate software and hardware 

development tools from Microchip and third party sources 

to give you high-performance application development and 

extensive debugging capabilities. 
The flexible and customizable interface allows you to have 

multiple debug tools connected to your computer at the 

same time. You can select any tool you desire for a specific 

project or configuration within a project. With complete 

project management, visual call graphs, a configurable 

watch window and a feature-rich editor that includes code-

completion and hyperlink navigation, MPLAB X IDE is fully 

equipped to meet the needs of experienced users while 

remaining flexible and user-friendly for even those who are 

new to the IDE.

   

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Color syntax highlighting

   

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Smart code completion makes suggestions and 

provides hints as you type

   

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Automatic code formatting based on user-defined rules

   

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Refactoring tools

 to intelligently restructure code

   

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Live parsing

   

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Fully customizable interface: toolbars, toolbar buttons, 

windows, window placement, etc.

   

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Call graph window

   

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Plug-in feature extensions

   

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Powerful navigation tools:
•    Go to file, Go to type, Go to symbol, Go to header, 

Go to declaration, hyperlinks using 'Ctrl + mouse over'

   

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Tasks navigator with user-defined bookmarks

•    e.g. 

//TODO, //FIXME

   

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Project-based workspaces:

•    Multipl

e projects, tools and configurations

•    Simult

aneous debugging sessions

   

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Local file history feature
•    NetBean plug-ins for revision control systems 

also available

   

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Built-in support for Bugzilla issue tracker
•    Integrated with editor for ease-of-navigation issues

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