PIC16LC8X View Datasheet(PDF) - Microchip Technology

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PIC16LC8X

8-Bit CMOS EEPROM Microcontrollers

Microchip Technology 

PIC16C8X

10.7 MPLAB Integrated Development

Environment Software

The MPLAB Software brings an ease of software

development previously unseen in the 8-bit

microcontroller market. MPLAB is a windows based

application which contains:

• A full featured editor

• Three operating modes

- editor

- emulator

- simulator (available soon)

• A project manager

• Customizable tool bar and key mapping

• A status bar with project information

• Extensive on-line help

MPLAB allows you to:

• edit your source files (either assembly or "C")

• one touch assemble (or compile) and download to

PIC16/17 tools (automatically updates all project

information)

• debug using:

- source files

- absolute listing file

• transfer data dynamically via DDE (soon to be

replaced by OLE)

• run up to four emulators on the same PC

The ability to use MPLAB with Microchip’s simulator

(available soon) allows a consistent platform and the

ability to easily switch from the low cost simulator to the

full featured emulator with minimal retraining due to

development tools.

10.8 Assembler (MPASM)

The MPASM Cross Assembler is a PC-hosted symbolic

assembler. It supports all microcontroller series

including the PIC16C5X, PIC16CXX, and PIC17CXX

families.

MPASM offers full featured Macro capabilities,

conditional assembly, and several source and listing

formats. It generates various object code formats to

support Microchip's development tools as well as third

party programmers.

MPASM allows full symbolic debugging from

the Microchip Universal Emulator System

(PICMASTER).

MPASM has the following features to assist in

developing software for specific use applications.

• Provides translation of Assembler source code to

object code for all Microchip microcontrollers.

• Macro assembly capability

• Produces all the files (Object, Listing, Symbol,

and special) required for symbolic debug with

Microchip’s emulator systems.

• Supports Hex (default), Decimal and Octal source

and listing formats.

MPASM provides a rich directive language to support

programming of the PIC16/17. Directives are helpful in

making the development of your assemble source

code shorter and more maintainable.

• Data Directives are those that control the

allocation of memory and provide a way to refer to

data items symbolically (i.e., by meaningful

names).

• Control Directives control the MPASM listing

display. They allow the specification of titles and

sub-titles, page ejects and other listing control.

This eases the readability of the printed

output file.

• Conditional Directives permit sections of

conditionally assembled code. This is most useful

where additional functionality may wished to be

added depending on the product (less

functionality for the low end product, then for the

high end product). Also this is very helpful in the

debugging of a program.

• Macro Directives control the execution and data

allocation within macro body definitions. This

makes very simple the re-use of functions in a

program as well as between programs.

DS30081F-page 68

© 1995 Microchip Technology Inc.

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