PIC16F627A_05 Datasheet, PDF (131/180 Pages) Microchip Technology – Flash-Based, 8-Bit CMOS Microcontrollers with nanoWatt Technology

PIC16F627A/628A/648A
16.0 DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT
The PICmicro^® microcontrollers are supported with a
full range of hardware and software development tools:
• Integrated Development Environment
- MPLAB^® IDE Software
• Assemblers/Compilers/Linkers
- MPASM^TM Assembler
- MPLAB C17 and MPLAB C18 C Compilers
- MPLINK^TM Object Linker/
MPLIB^TM Object Librarian
- MPLAB C30 C Compiler
- MPLAB ASM30 Assembler/Linker/Library
• Simulators
- MPLAB SIM Software Simulator
- MPLAB dsPIC30 Software Simulator
• Emulators
- MPLAB ICE 2000 In-Circuit Emulator
- MPLAB ICE 4000 In-Circuit Emulator
• In-Circuit Debugger
- MPLAB ICD 2
• Device Programmers
- PRO MATE^® II Universal Device Programmer
- PICSTART^® Plus Development Programmer
- MPLAB PM3 Device Programmer
• Low-Cost Demonstration Boards
- PICDEM^TM 1 Demonstration Board
- PICDEM.net^TM Demonstration Board
- PICDEM 2 Plus Demonstration Board
- PICDEM 3 Demonstration Board
- PICDEM 4 Demonstration Board
- PICDEM 17 Demonstration Board
- PICDEM 18R Demonstration Board
- PICDEM LIN Demonstration Board
- PICDEM USB Demonstration Board
• Evaluation Kits
- KEELOQ^® Secure IC
- PICDEM MSC
- microID^® RFID Products
- CAN
- PowerSmart^® Battery Management
- Analog
16.1 MPLAB Integrated Development
Environment Software
The MPLAB IDE software brings an ease of software
development previously unseen in the 8/16-bit micro-
controller market. The MPLAB IDE is a Windows^®
based application that contains:
• An interface to debugging tools
- simulator
- programmer (sold separately)
- emulator (sold separately)
- in-circuit debugger (sold separately)
• A full-featured editor with color coded context
• A multiple project manager
• Customizable data windows with direct edit of
contents
• High-level source code debugging
• Mouse over variable inspection
• Extensive on-line help
The MPLAB IDE allows you to:
• Edit your source files (either assembly or C)
• One touch assemble (or compile) and download
to PICmicro emulator and simulator tools
(automatically updates all project information)
• Debug using:
- source files (assembly or C)
- mixed assembly and C
- machine code
MPLAB IDE supports multiple debugging tools in a
single development paradigm, from the cost effective
simulators, through low-cost in-circuit debuggers, to
full-featured emulators. This eliminates the learning
curve when upgrading to tools with increasing flexibility
and power.
16.2 MPASM Assembler
The MPASM assembler is a full-featured, universal
macro assembler for all PICmicro MCUs.
The MPASM assembler generates relocatable object
files for the MPLINK object linker, Intel^® standard hex
files, MAP files to detail memory usage and symbol
reference, absolute LST files that contain source lines
and generated machine code and COFF files for
debugging.
The MPASM assembler features include:
• Integration into MPLAB IDE projects
• User defined macros to streamline assembly code
• Conditional assembly for multi-purpose source
files
• Directives that allow complete control over the
assembly process
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