PIC Program Development 65 Table 4.1: Components of MPLAB development system (version 8.60) Software Tool Text Editor: MPLAB.EXE þ MPEditor.dll, etc. Assembler: MPASMWIN.EXE (stands alone) Simulator: MPLAB.EXE þ MPSim.dll, etc. Programmer: MPLAB.EXE þ PICkit2.dll, etc. Tool Function Used to create and modify source code text file Generates machine code from source code, reports syntax errors, generates list and symbol files Allows program to be tested in software before downloading Downloads machine code to chip Files Produced or Used PROGNAME.ASM File Description Source code text file PROGNAME.HEX PROGNAME.ERR PROGNAME.LST PROGNAME.HEX PROGNAME.COF PROGNAME.HEX Executable machine code Error messages List file with source & machine code Executable machine code Linker output file Executable machine code machine code (.HEX) for simulation and downloading. The error file (.ERR) stores the assembler error messages that are displayed automatically when generated. The list file