A new MPLAB IDE

[Acetronics2]

Download is here :

http://www.microchip.com/en_US/family/mplabx/index.html

Alain

[Demon]

How does this compare with Mecanique Microcode Studio Plus?

Is it worth changing if I'm used to MCSP?

I know it's free, but MCSP is already paid.

I remember looking at MPLAB when I first started and it didn't look as user friendly as MCS, things just didn't look at intuitive. It could have been just me, tastes and first impressions affect our choices so drastically.

[Acetronics2]

IMPORTANT

For beta 6 support PICBASIC PRO and CCSC was added. However, support to import an MPLAB 8 project using this compilers is not there yet. You need to recreate the projects using the "Standalone Project" wizard.
Also, to use the PICBASIC PRO, you might need to add mpasmx to your path: add $InstallationDir\mpasmx. For example, if you installed to the default MPLAB X installation directory in a 32 bit Windows system, you'd need this in your path:
C:\Program Files\Microchip\MPLABX\mpasmx

Do this if you get the error:
ERROR: Unable to execute mpasmx.make[2]:

If you change your path, you need to re-start MPLAB X.

Alain

[Ioannis]

I sure agree with you Robert.

The MPLAB feels like the ... bad old DOS environment.

I prefer the MCS too.

The X is different from the old 8.xx and promisses to give some whistles and bells.

If anyone has tested the editor please report.

I do not want to download the over 200Mb beast just to see that I do not like it...

Ioannis

[rmteo]

The X is different from the old 8.xx and promisses to give some whistles and bells.

If anyone has tested the editor please report.

I do not want to download the over 200Mb beast just to see that I do not like it...

Ioannis

Plenty of user experiences over at the MCHP Forums http://www.microchip.com/forums/default.aspx

[HenrikOlsson]

Hi,

How does this compare with Mecanique Microcode Studio Plus?

MCSP is great but it doesn't seem to be maintained any more which is unfortunate. It lacks code folding (so does MPLAB 8.xx when used with PBP, AFAIK) and it lacks "true" source level debugging.

Norm is onto something with his FineLineIDE but I don't think it'll provide source level debugging.

/Henrik.

[Ioannis]

Plenty of user experiences over at the MCHP Forums http://www.microchip.com/forums/default.aspx

Have not found something related to PBP though...

Ioannis

[rmteo]

Perhaps Ace is the only one who has used it with PBP - and he's not telling.

[Ioannis]

Alain? Are you hiding something from us?

Ioannis