2 Installation

The MPLAB Code Configurator can be installed in two ways: via the Microchip Plugins Update Center or from the Microchip website. The following chapters describe these procedures and also the MCC update process.

2.1 Installing MPLAB® Code Configurator from the Microchip Plugins Update Center

By default, MCC is not installed together with the MPLAB® X IDE and must be downloaded separately and installed. One way to do so is via the Microchip Plugins Update Center:
  1. In the MPLAB X IDE, go to Tools -> Plugins.
  2. Go to the Available Plugins tab.
  3. Select MPLAB Code Configurator and click the Install button. See figure below.
  4. The Plugin installer opens. Click Next and check the Terms and Agreements. After this step, the Plugin installer begins downloading the MCC plugin.
  5. When the MCC plugin download is complete, MPLAB X IDE will ask to be restarted. Upon restart, the plugin is installed.
  6. MCC can now be opened on a new or already existing MPLAB X IDE project. See Section 4.1 “Setting Up MPLAB X IDE and Launching MCC.“
Figure 2-1.  Installing MPLAB® Code Configurator

2.2 Installing MPLAB® Code Configurator from the Microchip Website

The MCC plugin can also be downloaded from the Microchip website by typing the address www.microchip.com/mcc in a web browser, selecting the Current Download tab, and downloading the Current Version .zip file. See Figure 2-2.

Figure 2-2. Downloading MCC from the Microchip Website
Once downloaded, extract the archive which contains the MCC plugin to a preferred location. To install the downloaded plugin, complete the following instructions:
  1. Open MPLAB X IDE.
  2. Go to Tools -> Plugins.
  3. Select the Downloaded tab, and click on the Add Plugins... button.
  4. Navigate to the folder where the downloaded .zip file was extracted and select the MCC plugin. It may have a .nbm file extension.
  5. Click on the Install button. MPLAB X IDE will ask to be restarted. Upon restart, the plugin is installed. See figure below.
  6. MCC can now be opened on a new or already existing MPLAB X IDE project. See Section 4.1 “Setting Up MPLAB X IDE and Launching MCC.”
Figure 2-3. Installing MCC from Downloaded File

2.3 Updating MPLAB® Code Configurator

When an MCC version newer than the one installed is available, the MPLAB X IDE will display a notification in the bottom right corner of the IDE window. By clicking on it, the plugin update wizard is launched. In the wizard, click on the Install button, and the software will download and install the new MCC plugin version. See figure below.

Figure 2-4. Updating MPLAB® Code Configurator

2.4 Older MPLAB® Code Configurator Versions

Older MCC versions are available at the same www.microchip.com/mcc address, under the Archive Download tab.