User`s guide

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USER’S GUIDE
Chapter 10. MPLAB IDE Troubleshooting
10.1 INTRODUCTION
This section is designed to help you troubleshoot any problems, errors or issues you
encounter while using MPLAB IDE. If none of this information helps you, please see
the Preface for ways to contact Microchip Technology.
Topics covered are:
• Common Problems/FAQ – A list of the most commonly-encountered problems
and frequently asked questions.
• Error Messages – A list of error messages produced by this tool.
• Limitations – Limitations of the tool.
10.2 COMMON PROBLEMS/FAQ
• MPLAB IDE will not launch.
• I cannot get my language tools to work with MPLAB IDE.
• I can't see all of the characters in the displays.
• I have recently ported my projects from one PC to another. They don't work or
worked for a while but now do not.
• Some of the items on the Project menu and toolbar are grayed out.
• When stepping through high-level code, if I step into a function with no source
code, a bunch of Program Memory windows start popping up.
• I cannot find all of my object files.
• My program keeps resetting. What's going on?
• I can't Halt Animate.
• I tried to Step Over / Step Out of a function/subroutine, and now my program is
hung up.
• I don’t see my problem here.
MPLAB IDE will not launch
MPLAB IDE versions 7.01 and 7.10.
Module – Machines with USER privileges (non-administrator rights).
When you try to start MPLAB IDE, the splash screen flashes by, but the application
does not launch. This only occurs on machines with non-administrator privileges.
The workaround is to modify the target path on the MPLAB IDE shortcut and append
the option -noswitch:
"C:\Program Files\Microchip\MPLAB IDE\Core\MPLAB.exe" -noswitch
You can reach the target path by selecting the MPLAB IDE icon on the desktop, right
clicking properties, and then selecting the shortcut tab.
Note: Administrator rights are required to install, but should not be required to run.