DS00161 Microchip Technology, DS00161 Datasheet - Page 63

• Manufacturer Part Number: DS00161
• Description: Technical Library CD-ROM
• Manufacturer: Microchip Technology

Specifications of DS00161

• Tool Type: Manuals
• Lead Free Status / RoHS Status: na

 2000 Microchip Technology Inc.
Introduction
Highlights
Terms
To provide a common frame of reference, this glossary defines the terms for
several Microchip tools.
This glossary contains terms and definitions for the following tools:
Absolute Section
A section with a fixed (absolute) address that cannot be changed by the linker.
Access RAM (PIC18CXXX Devices Only)
Special general purpose registers on PIC18CXXX devices that allow access
regardless of the setting of the bank select bit (BSR).
Alpha Character
Alpha characters are those characters, regardless of case, that are letters of
the alphabet: (a, b, …, z, A, B, …, Z).
Alphanumeric
Alphanumeric characters include alpha characters and numbers: (0,1, …, 9).
Application
A set of software and hardware developed by the user, usually designed to be
a product controlled by a PICmicro microcontroller.
Assemble
The process of translating assembly source code into an executable program.
This operation is performed by an assembler.
Assembler
A language tool that translates a user’s assembly source code (.asm) into
machine code. MPASM is Microchip’s assembler.
• MPLAB IDE, MPLAB-SIM, MPLAB Editor
• MPASM, MPLINK, MPLIB
• MPLAB-CXX
• MPLAB-ICE and PICMASTER emulators
• MPLAB-ICD
• PICSTART Plus, PRO MATE programmer
Glossary
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