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]

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 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 XC8 — C compiler for 8-bit PIC and AVR devices[14][21]
  • MPLAB XC16 — C compiler for 16-bit PIC devices[21]
  • MPLAB XC-DSC - C compiler for dsPIC family of devices
  • MPLAB XC32 — C/C++ compiler for 32-bit MIPS-based PIC32 and ARM-based SAM devices [14][21]
  • HI-TECH C — C compiler for 8-bit PIC devices (discontinued)[22]
  • SDCC — open-source 8-bit C compiler[23][24]

Debugger bugs:

  • Memory view crashes the whole IDE when searching for an address
  • Step over sometimes steps in and step out doesn't work
  • Disassembler view is buggy showing incorrect instructions
  • Phantom breakpoints that can't be cleared
  • Automatic firmware update sometimes fail requiring full erase of SNAP

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.[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]

  • 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

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. ^ a b c 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. ^ a b MPLAB X Home Page, Microchip
  18. ^ MPLAB X Integrated Development Environment (IDE)
  19. ^ a b c d MPLAB IDE Archives, Microchip
  20. ^ MPLAB Harmony v3, the Embedded Software Development Framework for 32-bit Microcontrollers and Microprocessors
  21. ^ a b c 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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