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6 Running the Demos

6.1 Creating the Setup

6.1.1 New to Microchip

This section covers where to find Microchip tools and how to set those tools up for those that are new to Microchip.

6.1.1.1 Getting the Tools

If you are new to Microchip, then we welcome you to development on our line of processors. There are a few tools that you

will need in order to get started developing.

You will need our IDE, MPLAB. There are two versions of the IDE available. The current released version of the IDE is

available for Windows based computers and can be downloaded from www.microchip.com/mplab. For Macintosh or Linux

users, you are welcome to use the beta version of MPLAB X, our upcoming IDE version, from

http://ww1.microchip.com/downloads/mplab/X_Beta/index.html.

You will need a compiler. Windows users can download the appropriate compilers from www.microchip.com/c30 for the

16-bit based processors and www.microchip.com/c32 for the 32-based processors. Linux or Macintosh users can download

versions of the compilers at http://ww1.microchip.com/downloads/mplab/X_Beta/index.html.

Finally you will need a programmer or debugger. If you order the Accessory Development Starter Kit for Android, you will

have received our PICkit 3 programmer/debugger with that board. This is one of our lower end programmer/debuggers.

Other programmer/debuggers are available from the following links:

• www.microchip.com/icd3

• www.microchip.com/realice

6.1.2 New to Android

This section points users to resources and tools for those that are new to developing on the Android platform.

Description

If you are new to developing under Android, there is extensive information available from the Android developer's website:

http://developer.android.com/index.html.

For instructions on where to find the development tools and how to install them, please refer to the following links:

• http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html

• http://developer.android.com/sdk/installing.html

Once the tools are installed, we recommend that you follow through a few of the example tutorials provided below as well as

read through some of the below web pages for more information about Android development before moving forward to your

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