MPLAB

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MPLAB is a proprietary freeware integrated development environment for the development of embedded applications on PIC and dsPIC microcontrollers, and is developed by Microchip Technology. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]

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MPLAB Extensions for Visual Studio Code and MPLAB X for NetBeans platform are the latest editions of MPLAB, [9] [10] [11] including support for Microsoft Windows, macOS and Linux operating systems.

MPLAB and MPLAB X support project management, code editing, debugging and programming of Microchip 8-bit PIC and AVR (including ATMEGA) microcontrollers, 16-bit PIC24 and dsPIC microcontrollers, as well as 32-bit SAM [12] and PIC32 [13] microcontrollers by Microchip Technology. [14] [15] [16]

MPLAB X

MPLAB X IDE
Developer(s) Microchip Technology
Stable release
6.25 [17] / March 4, 2025;5 months ago (2025-03-04)
Written in Java (programming language)
Operating system Microsoft Windows >7, Mac OS X, Linux [17]
License Proprietary EULA
Website MPLAB X Homepage

MPLAB X is the latest version of the MPLAB IDE built by Microchip Technology, [18] and is based on the open-source NetBeans platform. It replaced the older MPLAB 8.x series, which had its final release (version 8.92) on July 23, 2013. [19]

MPLAB X is the first version of the IDE to include cross-platform support for macOS and Linux operating systems, in addition to Microsoft Windows. It supports editing, very buggy debugging and programming of Microchip 8-bit, 16-bit and 32-bit PIC microcontrollers. It supports automatic code generation with the MPLAB Code Configurator and the MPLAB Harmony [20] Configurator plugins.

MPLAB X supports the following compilers:

MPLAB 8.x

MPLAB IDE
Developer(s) Microchip Technology
Final release
8.92 [19] / July 23, 2013;12 years ago (2013-07-23)
Written in C++
Operating system Microsoft Windows
License Proprietary EULA
Website www.microchip.com/mplabx   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

MPLAB 8.x is the discontinued version of the legacy MPLAB IDE technology, custom built by Microchip Technology in Microsoft Visual C++. MPLAB supports project management, editing, debugging and programming of Microchip 8-bit, 16-bit and 32-bit PIC microcontrollers. MPLAB only works on Microsoft Windows. MPLAB is still available from Microchip's archives, but is not recommended for new projects. [19] It is designed to work with MPLAB-certified devices such as the MPLAB ICD 3 and MPLAB REAL ICE, for programming and debugging PIC microcontrollers using a personal computer. PICKit programmers are also supported by MPLAB.

MPLAB supports the following compilers: [19]

References

  1. ↑ Embedded C Programming and the Microchip PIC, Cengage Learning, 2004
  2. ↑ Designing Embedded Systems with PIC Microcontrollers, Newnes, 07-Nov-2009
  3. ↑ Programming 16-Bit PIC Microcontrollers in C, Elsevier, 2011
  4. ↑ PIC Microcontrollers: Know It All, Newnes, 30-Jul-2007
  5. ↑ Mechatronics with Experiments, John Wiley & Sons, 27-Jan-2015
  6. ↑ PIC Microcontrollers: An Introduction to Microelectronics, Elsevier, 2011
  7. ↑ Microcontroller Programming: The Microchip PIC, CRC Press, 19-Dec-2006
  8. ↑ Implementing 802.11 with Microcontrollers, Newnes, 18-Oct-2005
  9. ↑ "MPLAB Extensions for Visual Studio Code Extension Pack". Visual Studio Marketplace. 2024-06-24. Retrieved 2024-07-03.
  10. ↑ PIC Microcontroller Projects in C: Basic to Advanced, Newnes, 08-Apr-2014
  11. ↑ Microcontrollers: High-Performance Systems and Programming, CRC Press, 28-Oct-2013
  12. ↑ SAM family of 32-bit microcontrollers based on ARM Cortex-M cores
  13. ↑ PIC32 family of 32-bit PIC microcontrollers (MCUs)
  14. 1 2 3 MPLAB SNAP In-Circuit Debugger (DS50002787A), Microchip, 2018
  15. ↑ Designing Embedded Systems with 32-Bit PIC, Newnes, 22-Aug-2013
  16. ↑ Programming 32-bit Microcontrollers in C: Exploring the PIC32, Newnes, 08-Apr-2011
  17. 1 2 MPLAB X Home Page, Microchip
  18. ↑ MPLAB X Integrated Development Environment (IDE)
  19. 1 2 3 4 MPLAB IDE Archives, Microchip
  20. ↑ MPLAB Harmony v3, the Embedded Software Development Framework for 32-bit Microcontrollers and Microprocessors
  21. 1 2 3 MPLAB® XC Compilers, Microchip
  22. ↑ HI-TECH C compiler for PIC10/12/16 MCUs (PRO), Microchip
  23. ↑ Setting up the free compiler SDCC at MPLABX, Google Sites
  24. ↑ "SDCC - Small Device C Compiler" . Retrieved 2013-01-20.
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