MPLAB IDE with MPLAB Editor and MPLAB SIM Simulator

Thisuser'sguidedescribeshowtouseMPLABIDE.Otherusefuldocumentsarelisted

below.ThefollowingMicrochipdocumentsareavailableandrecommendedassupple-

mentalreferenceresources.

ReadmeforMPLABIDE

ForthelatestinformationonusingMPLABIDE,readthe“ReadmeforMPLAB

IDE.htm”file(anHTMLfile)intheReadmessubdirectoryoftheMPLABIDEinstalla-

tiondirectory.TheReadmefilecontainsupdateinformationandknownissuesthatmay

notbeincludedinthisuser’sguide.

ReadmeFiles

Forthelatestinformationonusingothertools,readthetool-specificReadmefilesin

theReadmessubdirectoryoftheMPLABIDEinstallationdirectory.TheReadmefiles

containupdateinformationandknownissuesthatmaynotbeincludedinthisuser’s

guide.

MPLABIDEUser’sGuide(DS51519)

Theuser’sguideisacomprehensiveguideforMPLABIDE,includingMPLABEditor

andMPLABSIMsimulator.Tutorials,functionaldescriptionsandreferencematerialare

included.

On-lineHelpFiles

ComprehensivehelpfilesareavailableforMPLABIDE,MPLABEditorandMPLAB

SIMsimulator.Tutorials,functionaldescriptionsandreferencematerialareincluded.

DeviceDataSheetsandFamilyReferenceManuals

SeetheMicrochipwebsiteforcompleteandupdatedversionsofdevice(PIC

®

MCU

anddsPIC

®

DSC)datasheetsandrelateddevicefamilyreferencemanuals.MPLABIDEUser’sGuidewithMPLABEditorandMPLABSIMSimulator2009MicrochipTechnologyInc.DS51519CNotethefollowingdetailsofthecodeprotectionfeatureonMicrochipdevices:MicrochipproductsmeetthespecificationcontainedintheirparticularMicrochipDataSheet.Microchipbelievesthatitsfamilyofproductsisoneofthemostsecurefamiliesofitskindonthemarkettoday,whenusedintheintendedmannerandundernormalconditions.Therearedishonestandpossiblyillegalmethodsusedtobreachthecodeprotectionfeature.Allofthesemethods,toourknowledge,requireusingtheMicrochipp