Assembler Installation

Assembler Installation

When MPLAB IDE is installed, the windowed version of MPASM assembler is also installed. You may obtain the MPLAB IDE software either from the latest MPLAB IDE CD-ROM or from our web site.

Actually, there are two versions of MPASM assembler:

• a Windows version, MPASMWIN.EXE (Recommended)

a DOS version, MPASM.EXE, for DOS 5.0 or greater

Available free with MPLAB IDE

MPASMWIN.EXE has a Windows shell interface. MPASMWIN.EXE may be used with Windows 95/98/ME, Windows NT/2000 or Windows XP. You can use this version with MPLAB IDE (recommended) or stand-alone.

Available free with MPLAB C1X compilers

MPASM.EXE has a command line interface. MPASM.EXE may be used with DOS or a DOS window in Windows 3.x, Windows 95/98/ME, Windows NT/2000 or Windows XP. You can use it with MPLAB IDE, though MPASMWIN.EXE is recommended.