6.5 Software Tools Used

Microchip’s IDE, compiler, and graphical code generators are used throughout the application firmware development to provide an easy and hassle-free user experience. The following AVR tool chain is used for the demo application:

MPLAB X Platform:

  • MPLAB X IDE (v5.40)
  • XC8 Compiler (v2.20)
  • MPLAB Code Configurator (MCC) (v3.95)
  • AVR 8-bit MCU library (v2.2.0)
  • Foundation Services library (v0.2.0)
  • Standalone Data Visualizer (v2.20.674)

Atmel Studio Platform:

  • Atmel Studio (v7.0.2397)
  • AVR GCC compiler (v5.4.0)
  • Atmel Start (v1.7.391)
  • Standalone Data Visualizer (v2.20.674)
Note: For running the demo, the tool versions installed should be identical with the ones mentioned above, or of later versions. This example is not tested with any of the previous versions.