Datasheet

 2001-2013 Microchip Technology Inc. DS39582C-page167
PIC16F87XA
16.0 DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT
The PIC
®
microcontrollers are supported with a full
range of hardware and software development tools:
• Integrated Development Environment
- MPLAB
®
IDE Software
• Assemblers/Compilers/Linkers
- MPASM
TM
Assembler
- MPLAB C17 and MPLAB C18 C Compilers
-MPLINK
TM
Object Linker/
MPLIB
TM
Object Librarian
- MPLAB C30 C Compiler
- MPLAB ASM30 Assembler/Linker/Library
• Simulators
- MPLAB SIM Software Simulator
- MPLAB dsPIC30 Software Simulator
•Emulators
- MPLAB ICE 2000 In-Circuit Emulator
- MPLAB ICE 4000 In-Circuit Emulator
• In-Circuit Debugger
- MPLAB ICD 2
• Device Programmers
-PRO MATE
®
II Universal Device Programmer
- PICSTART
®
Plus Development Programmer
• Low Cost Demonstration Boards
- PICDEM
TM
1 Demonstration Board
- PICDEM.net
TM
Demonstration Board
- PICDEM 2 Plus Demonstration Board
- PICDEM 3 Demonstration Board
- PICDEM 4 Demonstration Board
- PICDEM 17 Demonstration Board
- PICDEM 18R Demonstration Board
- PICDEM LIN Demonstration Board
- PICDEM USB Demonstration Board
• Evaluation Kits
-K
EELOQ
®
- PICDEM MSC
-microID
®
-CAN
- PowerSmart
®
-Analog
16.1 MPLAB Integrated Development
Environment Software
The MPLAB IDE software brings an ease of software
development previously unseen in the 8/16-bit micro-
controller market. The MPLAB IDE is a Windows
®
based application that contains:
• An interface to debugging tools
- simulator
- programmer (sold separately)
- emulator (sold separately)
- in-circuit debugger (sold separately)
• A full-featured editor with color coded context
• A multiple project manager
• Customizable data windows with direct edit of
contents
• High level source code debugging
• Mouse over variable inspection
• Extensive on-line help
The MPLAB IDE allows you to:
• Edit your source files (either assembly or C)
• One touch assemble (or compile) and download
to PIC MCU emulator and simulator tools
(automatically updates all project information)
• Debug using:
- source files (assembly or C)
- absolute listing file (mixed assembly and C)
- machine code
MPLAB IDE supports multiple debugging tools in a
single development paradigm, from the cost effective
simulators, through low cost in-circuit debuggers, to
full-featured emulators. This eliminates the learning
curve when upgrading to tools with increasing flexibility
and power.
16.2 MPASM Assembler
The MPASM assembler is a full-featured, universal
macro assembler for all PIC MCUs.
The MPASM assembler generates relocatable object
files for the MPLINK object linker, Intel
®
standard HEX
files, MAP files to detail memory usage and symbol ref-
erence, absolute LST files that contain source lines and
generated machine code and COFF files for
debugging.
The MPASM assembler features include:
• Integration into MPLAB IDE projects
• User defined macros to streamline assembly code
• Conditional assembly for multi-purpose source
files
• Directives that allow complete control over the
assembly process