User`s guide

A Basic Tutorial for MPLAB IDE

2.10 CREATING CODE

Open the template file in the project by double clicking on its name in the Project

Window, or by selecting it with the cursor and using the right mouse button to bring up

the context menu:

FIGURE 2-11: PROJECT CONTEXT MENU (RIGHT MOUSE CLICK)

The file has some comments at the beginning, and this area can be used as a standard

comment information header for the file. For now you’ll leave this as it is, but if this were

a real project, you could put information about your design here.

FIGURE 2-12: TEMPLATE FILE

The code in the first part of the file is for more advanced functions such as setting up

interrupts and Configuration bits in a final application. These details can be ignored at

this point with focus on writing the code. The new code will be placed in the file at the

point after the symbol Main is defined.

Scroll down to the bottom of the file.

Note: Line numbers are shown here. Line numbers may be toggled on/off by right

clicking in the editor window, selecting Properties, and then

checking/unchecking “Line Numbers” on the Editor tab of the Editor

Options dialog.