Building The Code - Microchip Technology Explorer 16 User Manual

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BUILDING THE CODE

In this project, building the code consists of compiling the source files to create an

object file, MyProject.o, then linking the object file to create the MyProject.hex

and MyProject.cof output files. (For dsPIC33F projects, the files would be

Example1_RTC_LED_ADC.o, Example1_RTC_LED_ADC.hex and

Example1_RTC_LED_ADC.cof.)The Hex file contains the data necessary to program

the device, and the .cof file contains additional information that lets you debug the

code at the source code level.

Before building, there are settings required to tell MPLAB IDE where to find the include

files and to reserve space for the extra debug code when the MPLAB ICD 2 is used.

For PIC24 projects, the following line in the system.h file is:

#include "p24fj128ga010.h"

For dsPIC33 projects, the line is:

#include "p33fj256gp710ps.h"

This line causes a standard include file to be used. Microchip provides these files with

all the Special Function Register (SFR) labels already defined for convenience.

To build the code, select Build Options > Project from the Project menu. The Build

Options dialog displays (Figure 2-7).

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