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PICDEM™ Lab II Development Board User’s Guide

DS40001814A-page 20  2015 Microchip Technology Inc.

2.4 LOADING MPLAB X IDE AND THE XC COMPILER

The MPLAB X IDE and XC8/16/32 compilers can be downloaded from the Microchip

web page under the heading of Design Support. While the IDE is free to download, the

XC8/16/32 compilers require a licensing fee for the professional version. A short term

evaluation version is available, as well as a student version. To download the IDE

and/or the compilers, go to the Design Support tab on the web site and click on the

MPLAB X IDE option (Figure 2-6).

FIGURE 2-6: DESIGN SUPPORT

Then click on the MPLAB X IDE Downloads option on the left-hand side of the screen

(Figure 2-7).

FIGURE 2-7: MPLAB

X IDE DOWNLOAD