In this tutorial we will see how to setup a Mplabx project to generate .hex file for Pic16f877a
MPLABx Setup Steps
Step1: Open the MPLABx software and select the New project from File Menu as shown below.
Step2: Selcet the Standalone option for the project.
Step3: Choose the Controller(PIC16f877A) from the device drop down.
Step4: Select the required programmer. In this case it is Pickit2 the IC(PIC16f877A) from the drop down.
Step5: Choose the xC8/Hitech compiler which ever is installed.
Step6: Provide the project name and select the project project folder.
Step7: Now the required project is created. Create a new .c/main.c to write the code.
Step8: Save the file with C extension.
Step9: Type the code or Copy paste the below code snippet and save it
Step10: Build the project and fix the compiler errors/warnings if any.
Step11: Code is compiled with no errors. The .hex file is generated.
Uploading the Hex file
After generating the .hex file check this tutorial for uploading Hex and Bin files.