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PIC16C745/765
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15.4 MPLINK/MPLIB Linker/Librarian
MPLINK is a relocatable linker for MPASM and
MPLAB-C17 and MPLAB-C18. It can link relocatable
objects from assembly or C source files along with pre-
compiled libraries using directives from a linker script.
MPLIB is a librarian for pre-compiled code to be used
with MPLINK. When a routine from a library is called
from another source file, only the modules that contains
that routine will be linked in with the application. This
allows large libraries to be used efficiently in many dif-
ferent applications. MPLIB manages the creation and
modification of library files.
MPLINK features include:
• MPLINK works with MPASM and MPLAB-C17
and MPLAB-C18.
• MPLINK allows all memory areas to be defined as
sections to provide link-time flexibility.
MPLIB features include:
• MPLIB makes linking easier because single librar-
ies can be included instead of many smaller files.
• MPLIB helps keep code maintainable by grouping
related modules together.
• MPLIB commands allow libraries to be created
and modules to be added, listed, replaced,
deleted, or extracted.
15.5 MPLAB-SIM Software Simulator
The MPLAB-SIM Software Simulator allows code
development in a PC host environment by simulating
the PIC series microcontrollers on an instruction level.
On any given instruction, the data areas can be exam-
ined or modified and stimuli can be applied from a file
or user-defined key press to any of the pins. The exe-
cution can be performed in single step, execute until
break, or trace mode.
MPLAB-SIM fully supports symbolic debugging using
MPLAB-C17 and MPLAB-C18 and MPASM. The Soft-
ware Simulator offers the flexibility to develop and
debug code outside of the laboratory environment mak-
ing it an excellent multi-project software development
tool.
15.6 MPLAB-ICE High Performance
Universal In-Circuit Emulator with
MPLAB IDE
The MPLAB-ICE Universal In-Circuit Emulator is
intended to provide the product development engineer
with a complete microcontroller design tool set for PIC
microcontrollers (MCUs). Software control of MPLAB-
ICE is provided by the MPLAB Integrated Development
Environment (IDE), which allows editing, “make” and
download, and source debugging from a single envi-
ronment.
Interchangeable processor modules allow the system
to be easily reconfigured for emulation of different pro-
cessors. The universal architecture of the MPLAB-ICE
allows expansion to support new PIC microcontrollers.
The MPLAB-ICE Emulator System has been designed
as a real-time emulation system with advanced fea-
tures that are generally found on more expensive
development tools. The PC platform and Microsoft
®
Windows 3.x/95/98 environment were chosen to best
make these features available to you, the end user.
MPLAB-ICE is available in two versions;
MPLAB-ICE 1000 and MPLAB-ICE 2000. MPLAB-ICE
1000 is a basic, low-cost emulator system with simple
trace capabilities. MPLAB-ICE 2000 is a full-featured
emulator system with enhanced trace, trigger, and data
monitoring features. Both systems use the same pro-
cessor modules and will operate across the full operat-
ing speed range of the PIC MCU.
15.7 ICEPIC
ICEPIC is a low-cost in-circuit emulation solution for the
Microchip Technology PIC16C5X, PIC16C6X,
PIC16C7X, and PIC16CXXX families of 8-bit one-time-
programmable (OTP) microcontrollers. The modular
system can support different subsets of PIC16C5X or
PIC16CXXX products through the use of interchange-
able personality modules or daughter boards. The
emulator is capable of emulating without target applica-
tion circuitry being present.
15.8 MPLAB-ICD In-Circuit Debugger
Microchip's In-Circuit Debugger, MPLAB-ICD, is a pow-
erful, low-cost run-time development tool. This tool is
based on the flash PIC16F877 and can be used to
develop for this and other PIC microcontrollers from the
PIC16CXXX family. MPLAB-ICD utilizes the In-Circuit
Debugging capability built into the PIC16F87X. This
feature, along with Microchip's In-Circuit Serial Pro-
gramming protocol, offers cost-effective in-circuit flash
programming and debugging from the graphical user
interface of the MPLAB Integrated Development Envi-
ronment. This enables a designer to develop and
debug source code by watching variables, single-step-
ping and setting break points. Running at full speed
enables testing hardware in real-time. The MPLAB-ICD
is also a programmer for the flash PIC16F87X family.