2.1 IPE Defined

The MPLAB^® Integrated Programming Environment (IPE) is a software application that provides a simple interface to quickly access key programmer features. The IPE provides a production user interface for use on the manufacturing floor.

The MPLAB IPE uses the MPLAB X IDE v6.0 or greater framework, Microchip Debugger (MDB) database, hardware tool interfaces and respective drivers to provide programming capabilities for all Microchip programmers.

The MPLAB IPE is compatible with any of these platforms:

• Microsoft Windows^® 10 or later
• Linux^®
• macOS™