User manual

Preface

MPLAB

C30 C Compiler User’s Guide (DS51284)

The purpose of this document is to help you use Microchip’s MPLAB C30 C compiler

for dsPIC DSC devices to develop your application. MPLAB C30 is a GNU-based lan-

guage tool, based on source code from the Free Software Foundation (FSF). For more

information about the FSF, see www.fsf.org.

Other GNU language tools available from Microchip are:

• MPLAB ASM30 Assembler

• MPLAB LINK30 Linker

• MPLAB LIB30 Librarian/Archiver

MPLAB

IDE Simulator, Editor User’s Guide (DS51025)

Consult this document for more information pertaining to the installation and features

of the MPLAB Integrated Development Environment (IDE) Software.

To obtain any of these documents, contact the nearest Microchip sales location

(see back page) or visit the Microchip web site at: www.microchip.com.

THE MICROCHIP WEB SITE

Microchip provides online support via our web site at www.microchip.com. This web

site is used as a means to make files and information easily available to customers.

Accessible by using your favorite Internet browser, the web site contains the following

information:

• Product Support – Data sheets and errata, application notes and sample

programs, design resources, user’s guides and hardware support documents,

latest software releases and archived software

• General Technical Support – Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), technical

support requests, online discussion groups, Microchip consultant program

member listing

• Business of Microchip – Product selector and ordering guides, latest Microchip

press releases, listing of seminars and events, listings of Microchip sales offices,

distributors and factory representatives

DEVELOPMENT SYSTEMS CUSTOMER CHANGE NOTIFICATION SERVICE

Microchip’s customer notification service helps keep customers current on Microchip

products. Subscribers will receive e-mail notification whenever there are changes,

updates, revisions or errata related to a specified product family or development tool of

interest.

To register, access the Microchip web site at www.microchip.com, click on Customer

Change Notification and follow the registration instructions.

The Development Systems product group categories are:

• Compilers – The latest information on Microchip C compilers and other language

tools. These include the MPLAB C18 and MPLAB C30 C compilers; MPASM™

and MPLAB ASM30 assemblers; MPLINK™ and MPLAB LINK30 object linkers;

and MPLIB™ and MPLAB LIB30 object librarians.

• Emulators – The latest information on Microchip in-circuit emulators.This

includes the MPLAB ICE 2000 and MPLAB ICE 4000.

• In-Circuit Debuggers – The latest information on the Microchip in-circuit

debugger, MPLAB ICD 2.