MPLAB


MPLAB is a proprietary freeware integrated development environment for the development of embedded applications on PIC and dsPIC 16-bit microcontrollers|dsPIC] microcontrollers, and is developed by Microchip Technology.
MPLAB Extensions for Visual Studio Code and MPLAB X for NetBeans platform are the latest editions of MPLAB, 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 microcontrollers, 16-bit PIC24 and dsPIC microcontrollers, as well as 32-bit SAM and PIC32 microcontrollers by Microchip Technology.
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MPLAB X

MPLAB X is the latest version of the MPLAB IDE built by Microchip Technology, and is based on the open-source NetBeans platform. It replaced the older MPLAB 8.x series, which had its final release on July 23, 2013.
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 Configurator plugins.
MPLAB X supports the following compilers:
  • MPLAB XC8 — C compiler for 8-bit PIC and AVR devices
  • MPLAB XC16 — C compiler for 16-bit PIC devices
  • MPLAB - C compiler for dsPIC family of devices
  • MPLAB XC32 — C/C++ compiler for 32-bit MIPS-based PIC32 and ARM-based SAM devices
  • HI-TECH C — C compiler for 8-bit PIC devices
  • SDCC — open-source 8-bit C compiler

MPLAB 8.x

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. 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:
  • MPLAB MPASM Assembler
  • MPLAB ASM30 Assembler
  • MPLAB C Compiler for PIC18
  • MPLAB C Compiler for PIC24 and dsPIC DSCs
  • MPLAB C Compiler for PIC32
  • HI-TECH C