Microchip Technology AC164340 Data Sheet

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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)
FREE