In this tutorial we will see how to setup a Mplabx project to generate .hex file for Pic16f877a

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MPLABx Setup Steps

Step1: Open the MPLABx software and select the New project from File Menu as shown below.
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Step2: Select the Standalone option for the project. Pic16F877A MplabX Setup02.png


Step3: Choose the Controller(PIC16f877A) from the device drop down. Pic16F877A MplabX Setup03.png


Step4: Select the required programmer. In this case it is Pickit2. Pic16F877A MplabX Setup04.png


Step5: Choose the xC8/Hitech compiler which ever is installed. Pic16F877A MplabX Setup05.png


Step6: Provide the project name and project location. Pic16F877A MplabX Setup06.png


Step7: Now the required project is created. Create a new .c/main.c to write the code. Pic16F877A MplabX Setup07.png


Step8: Save the file with C extension. Pic16F877A MplabX Setup08.png


Step9: Type the code or Copy paste the below code snippet and save it
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Step10: Build the project and fix the compiler errors/warnings if any.
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Step11: Code is compiled with no errors. The .hex file is generated.
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Step11: Check the project folder for generated .hex file.
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Uploading the Hex file

After generating the .hex file check this tutorial for uploading Hex and Bin files.