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USER’S GUIDE

Chapter 4. Projects and Workspaces

4.1 INTRODUCTION

Two major features of MPLAB IDE are projects and workspaces.

A project contains the files needed to build an application (source code, linker script

files, etc.) along with their associations to various build tools and build options.

A workspace contains information on the selected device, debug tool and/or

programmer, open windows and their location and other IDE configuration settings.

The best way to set up your project and its associated workspace is by using the

Project Wizard. This will set up one project in one workspace.

To set up more advanced applications, you may set up your project and workspace

manually. You can take advantage of the workspace setup and open multiple projects

in one workspace. Also, you can tailor each project in a multiple-project workspace to

create one part of a larger application (concurrent projects).

If you are working with a single assembly file application, you can use Quickbuild

(Project>Quickbuild

) to assemble your code using MPASM assembler and not create

a project. You will, however, have an associated workspace, so your settings will be

saved.

Projects

• Using the Project Wizard

• Creating/Updating any Project

• Setting Up a Project Structure – Relative Paths

• Project Folders and Files

• Using A Version Control System (VCS)

• Setting Up/Changing a Project

Projects and Workspaces

• Using a Single Project and Workspace (like MPLAB IDE v5.xx and earlier)

• Using Multiple Projects in a Single Workspace

• Building an Application without a Project (Quickbuild)