3.5 Creating a New MCC Harmony Project

This section describes the steps to create a new MCC Harmony v3 project using MPLAB® X IDE.

  1. The following figure illustrates the opening window of the MPLAB X IDE.
    Figure 3-18. MPLAB X IDE Opening Window
  2. Open MPLAB X IDE.
    1. To create a new project, go to File>New Project.
    Figure 3-19. New Project
  3. In the New Project pop-up window, select Microchip Embedded in the “Categories” pane, then choose Application Project(s) in the “Projects” pane.
    1. Click Next to continue.
    Figure 3-20. Choose Project
  4. In Select Device window, from the “Device” drop-down list, select the device.
    1. Click Next to continue.
    Figure 3-21. Select Device
  5. In Select Compiler window, from the “Compiler Toolchains” pane, select the latest supported compiler.
    1. Click Next to continue.
    Figure 3-22. Select Compiler
  6. In Select Project Name and Folder window, perform the following steps:
    1. In the “Project Name” field, enter the Project Name.
    2. In the “Project Location” field, click Browse and navigate to the Project Location.
    3. Click Finish to continue.
    Figure 3-23. Select Project Name and Folder
  7. The MPLAB X Code Configurator Content Manager launches automatically.
    1. The Project Graph window of the configurator displays predefined components.
      Figure 3-24. Project Graph