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In this tutorial we will see how to setup a Mplabx project to generate .hex file for Pic16f877a<br><br>
[[File:Pic16F877A_MplabX_Setup0.png]]<br><br>

=MPLABx Setup Steps=
<b>Step1:</b> Open the MPLABx software and select the New project from File Menu as shown below.<br>
[[File:Pic16F877A_MplabX_Setup01.png]]<br><br>


<b>Step2:</b> Select the Standalone option for the project.
[[File:Pic16F877A_MplabX_Setup02.png]]<br><br>


<b>Step3:</b> Choose the Controller(PIC16f877A) from the device drop down.
[[File:Pic16F877A_MplabX_Setup03.png]]<br><br>


<b>Step4:</b> Select the required programmer. In this case it is Pickit2.
[[File:Pic16F877A_MplabX_Setup04.png]]<br><br>


<b>Step5:</b> Choose the xC8/Hitech compiler which ever is installed.
[[File:Pic16F877A_MplabX_Setup05.png]]<br><br>


<b>Step6:</b> Provide the project name and project location.
[[File:Pic16F877A_MplabX_Setup06.png]]<br><br>


<b>Step7:</b> Now the required project is created. Create a new .c/main.c to write the code.
[[File:Pic16F877A_MplabX_Setup07.png]]<br><br>


<b>Step8:</b> Save the file with C extension.
[[File:Pic16F877A_MplabX_Setup08.png]]<br><br>


<b>Step9:</b> Type the code or Copy paste the below code snippet and save it<br>
[[File:Pic16F877A_MplabX_Setup09.png]]
<html>
<script src="https://gist.github.com/SaheblalBagwan/de54372474c563ebac014cd718aaa1d1.js"></script>
</html>
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<b>Step10:</b> Build the project and fix the compiler errors/warnings if any.<br>
[[File:Pic16F877A_MplabX_Setup10.png]]<br><br>


<b>Step11:</b> Code is compiled with no errors. The <b>.hex</b> file is generated.<br>
[[File:Pic16F877A_MplabX_Setup11.png]]<br><br>

<b>Step12:</b> Check the project folder for generated <b>.hex</b> file.<br>
[[File:Pic16F877A_MplabX_Setup12.png]]<br><br>

=Uploading the Hex file=
After generating the .hex file check the below tutorials for uploading it using Pickit2 or Ds30 Software.
# [[Flashing Hex File Using Pickit2|Uploading Hex File Using Pickit2.]]
# [[Uploading Hex File Using Ds30 Bootloader|Uploading Hex File Using Ds30 Bootloader.]]
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