User`s guide

MPLAB IDE Dialogs

13.30.2 Preferences Tab

This tab is used to select default settings for new symbols added to the window.

Setting Description

Float Format Select a floating-point format.

• Use COFF float type – Use the information in the COFF file.

This is the default.

• IEEE 754 32-bit – Use with MPLAB

C18 (v2.40 and later),

MPLAB C30 and HI-TECH ‘C’ with -D32x.

• IEEE Modified 24-bit – Use with HI-TECH ‘C’ compilers with

-D24x.

• Microchip High:Low – Use with MPLAB C18 compilers before

v2.40.

• Microchip Low:High – Use with CCS compilers.

The float value selected will also be used to format the editor

mouse-overs.

Default Type Format Select a default type format. This format is used when no type can

be specified. Choose from Hex(adecimal), Binary, Decimal or

Char. Also choose the byte order (High:Low or Low:High). The

format selected will be used for SFRs, absolute address and ASM

symbols.