User`s guide

A Basic Tutorial for MPLAB IDE

2.4 SELECTING THE DEVICE

To show menu selections in this document, the menu item from the top row in

MPLAB IDE will be shown after the menu name like this MenuName>MenuItem

. To

choose the Select Device entry in the Configure menu, it would be written as

Configure>Select Device

Choose Configure>Select Device

. In the Device dialog, select the PIC18F8722 from

the list if it’s not already selected.

FIGURE 2-2: SELECT DEVICE DIALOG

The “lights” indicate which MPLAB IDE components support this device.

• A green light indicates full support.

• A yellow light indicates preliminary support for an upcoming part by the particular

MPLAB IDE tool component. Components with a yellow light instead of a green

light are often intended for early adopters of new parts who need quick support

and understand that some operations or functions may not be available.

• A red light indicates no support for this device. Support may be forthcoming or

inappropriate for the tool, e.g., dsPIC DSC devices cannot be supported on

MPLAB ICE 2000.