1.6 MPLAB X IDE Plugin
Users can extend the functionality of the MPLAB X IDE by adding plugins. The user can select the functionality based on their application requirement. Users might need advance features only based on their application requirement; however, all users might not use Motor Bench Development Suite, RTOS Viewer, Power Monitor, MPLAB Data Visualizer and so on, therefore these are provided as plugins. Due to this the MPLAB X IDE can be kept smaller in size, and it prevent users from loading the entire features set. This will reduce the memory and bandwidth requirement in the PC which enhances user experience with the tool.
Note: The MPLAB X IDE plugins are comparable
to the extensions in Atmel Studio.