User`s guide

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IDE User’s Guide

4.7.3 Setting Up a Project – Set Up Language Tools

To add language tools for use in the project, select Project>Set Language Tool

Locations or right click on the project name in the Project window and select Set

Language Tool Locations from the pop-up menu.

• Click on a registered tool in a toolsuite to select it.

• Type in the “Location” or browse to the location of the tool executable by clicking

Browse.

• Repeat this for each tool you wish to use in the project.

• When you are finished, click OK.

Now you will need to assign a toolsuite to the project.

4.7.4 Setting Up a Project – Choose Toolsuite

To select a toolsuite for use in the project, select Project>Set Language Toolsuite or

right click on the project name in the Project window and select Set Language Toolsuite

from the pop-up menu.

• Select your project toolsuite from the “Active Toolsuite” list.

•Click OK.

The toolsuite you use will depend on the device for which your are developing code.

• Microchip language tools – for PICmicro MCU, Microchip memory and K

EELOQ

devices

• dsPIC DSC language tools – for dsPIC DSC devices

• Third Party tools – for various Microchip devices

4.7.5 Setting Up a Project – Add Files

You will now add files to the project. The basic types of files that are included in a

project may be seen by clicking on the “+” sign to the left of the project name in the

Project window.

To insert files in the project, select Project>Add Files

to Project or right click on the

project name in the Project window and select “Add Files” from the pop-up menu.

Additionally, if you know the type of file you will be adding, you may right click on that

type in the project window and select “Add Files” from the pop-up menu.

• The Add Files to Project dialog will open.

• Click on a file or enter its name to select it for insertion. If you do not see your

file(s) listed, open the drop-down list under Files of Type to select the appropriate

type of file. If you are unsure, select All Files (*.*).

• To select multiple files for insertion, use either Shift-Click to select a continuous

range or Control-Click to select several discontinuous files.

•Click Open.

Note: You may enter the name of a file that does not yet exist. However, before

you can build the project, you must create the file with a text editor such as

MPLAB Editor.