Microchip Technology DM300019 Data Sheet
dsPICDEM™ 80-Pin Starter Development Board User’s Guide
DS51584B-page 12
© 2006 Microchip Technology Inc.
2.4
CREATING THE PROJECT
The first step is to create a project and a workspace in MPLAB IDE. Typically, there is
one project in one workspace.
one project in one workspace.
A project contains the files needed to build an application (source code, linker script
files, etc.) along with their associations to various build tools and build options.
A workspace contains one or more projects and information on the selected device,
debug tool and/or programmer, open windows and their location and other MPLAB IDE
configuration settings.
MPLAB IDE contains a Project Wizard to help create new projects. Before starting,
create a folder named Tutorial for the project files for this tutorial (C:\Tutorial is
assumed in the instructions that follow). From the Example Code\Tutorial Code
directory on the Development Kit Software CD-ROM, copy the Eg1_BlinkLed.s file
into this folder.
files, etc.) along with their associations to various build tools and build options.
A workspace contains one or more projects and information on the selected device,
debug tool and/or programmer, open windows and their location and other MPLAB IDE
configuration settings.
MPLAB IDE contains a Project Wizard to help create new projects. Before starting,
create a folder named Tutorial for the project files for this tutorial (C:\Tutorial is
assumed in the instructions that follow). From the Example Code\Tutorial Code
directory on the Development Kit Software CD-ROM, copy the Eg1_BlinkLed.s file
into this folder.
2.4.1
Select a Device
1. Start MPLAB IDE.
2. Close any workspace that might be open (File>Close Workspace).
3. From the Project menu, select Project Wizard.
4. From the Welcome screen, click Next to display the Project Wizard Step One
2. Close any workspace that might be open (File>Close Workspace).
3. From the Project menu, select Project Wizard.
4. From the Welcome screen, click Next to display the Project Wizard Step One
dialog (see Figure 2-1).
FIGURE 2-1:
PROJECT WIZARD, STEP 1, SELECT A DEVICE
5. From the Device: pull-down list, select dsPIC30F6014A and click Next >. The
Project Wizard Step Two dialog displays as shown in Figure 2-2.
Note: These instructions presume the use of MPLAB 7.20 or newer.