2.3.4 MPLAB X IDE Updates
MPLAB X IDE is an evolving program with thousands of users. Microchip Technology is continually designing new microcontrollers with new features. Many new MPLAB X IDE features come from customer requests and from internal usage. Continued new designs and the release of new microcontrollers ensure that MPLAB X IDE will continue to evolve.
MPLAB X IDE is updated as needed to provide support for new device features. Updates for new device and new tool support is now provided in releases of Device Family Packs (DFPs) and Tool Packs (TPs) respectively. Unless new device or tool support requires a feature update, the existing version of the IDE can be updated using the MPLAB Pack Manager.
For projects that are midway through development when a new version of a pack or MPLAB X IDE is released, it is considered “best practice” to not update to the new release unless there is a compelling reason to do so, such as a bug fix on a bug that inhibits the current efforts. The start of a new project is the best time to update to a new release.
The MPLAB® X IDE User’s Guide PDF may not be updated for every release, so the WebHelp version is the best source of up-to-date information about the UI.
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