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Step 1: Start Here!
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For those of you who are brand new to Microchip, and microcontrollers in general, undoubtedly, the best approach to using microcontrollers is to just dive in and make a small project or two. We’ve included several helpful tutorials to show you how easy it is to design with the PICmicro® MCUs. To start with, you’ll want to become familiar with the MPLAB® Integrated Development Environment software. MPLAB is a Windows®-based development platform for the PICmicro® MCU families. This FREE downloadable software offers a project manager and program text editor, a user-configurable toolbar containing four pre-defined sets and a status bar which communicates editing and debugging information. MPLAB-IDE allows you to write, debug, and optimize the PICmicro® MCU applications for firmware product designs.
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Fortunately, Microchip also manufactures some low-cost programmers and demonstration boards to get you on your way in the electronics field. You might consider purchasing the PICSTART® Plus Development System and the PICDEM-1 demonstration board. Within the PICDEM-1 demonstration board there are beginner projects to get you up and rolling. After you get familiar with the PICSTART Plus and PICDEM-1 combination, you will probably want to work with other integrated circuits besides the PIC16F84A, so later on you will need to get a UV eraser to compliment your system.
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We have constructed a new way of viewing the website to help guide new customers to developing with Microchip. Follow this link to begin designing with Microchip.
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Getting started on your first PICmicro MCU design
