MPLAB IDE TOOLBARS

7.3 MPLAB IDE TOOLBARS

MPLAB IDE displays different toolbars depending on which features or tools you are using. The icons in these toolbars provide shortcuts to routine tasks.

Toolbars Features • Click and drag the toolbar to make it a floating toolbar.

• Click and drag the toolbar to the top or sides of MPLAB IDE desktop to dock it. • Click and drag the toolbar off the MPLAB IDE desktop. • Hover the mouse pointer over an icon to pop up the icon name. • Right-click on a toolbar to change the contents or show/hide toolbar.

Toolbars Available • Standard Toolbar • Project Manager Toolbar

• Debug Toolbar • Programmer Toolbar • Checksum Toolbar

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7.3.1 Standard Toolbar

The Standard (Edit) Toolbar currently contains button icons for the following functions: • New File – Open a new file window

• Open File – Open an existing file in a window • Save File – Save the current file window contents to a file • Cut – Cut selected text to clipboard • Copy – Copy selected text to clipboard • Paste – Paste text from clipboard • Print File – Print contents of active file window • Find – Open the Find dialog for finding text in active file window • Help – Displays MPLAB IDE Help selection dialog

7.3.2 Project Manager Toolbar

The Project Manager Toolbar currently contains button icons for the following functions: • New Project – Set the name and location of a new project

• Open Project – Open an existing project • Save Workspace – Save the current project and workspace to files • Build Options – View or change project settings • Find in Project Files – Opens a Find dialog to search for text in all project files

If a project is loaded, additional items may be found: • Make – Build only the files in the active project that have changed

• Build All – Build all files in the active project

7.3.3 Debug Toolbar

The Debug Toolbar currently contains button icons for the following functions: • Run – Run program

• Halt – Halt program execution • Animate – Continually step into instructions – Halt using Debugger>Halt • Step Into – Step into next instruction • Step Over – Step over next instruction • Step Out – Step out of subroutine • Reset – Perform MCLR reset

Depending on the debug tool chosen, other icons may appear.

7.3.4 Programmer Toolbar

Depending on the programmer chosen, different button icons may appear on the Program Toolbar. Basic icons that will generally be available are:

• Blank Check All/Blank Check – Check that the device memory is blank. • Read – Read device memory as specified in Programmer>Settings, Program tab. • Program – Program device memory as specified in Programmer>Settings, Pro-

gram tab. • Verify – Verify that target memory has been correctly programmed. • Erase Flash Device – If the device is Flash, erase the device. • Program Statistics – Display programing statistics, such as how many times

programming passed, failed and the total number of attempts to program.

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7.3.5 Checksum Toolbar

This toolbar only displays the checksum value. Checksum algorithms can be found in the device's programming specification. Programming spec's may be found on our web site.

When a device is code protected, you may use the unprotected checksum to determine the device checksum.

Previously, this item had been on the status bar. Its place has been taken by banking information.