DS00161 Microchip Technology, DS00161 Datasheet - Page 64

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ICEPIC™ User’s Guide
DS51103B-page 58
Assembly
A programming language that is once removed from machine language.
Machine languages consist entirely of numbers and are almost impossible for
humans to read and write. Assembly languages have the same structure and
set of commands as machine languages, but they enable a programmer to
use names (mnemonics) instead of numbers.
Assigned Section
A section which has been assigned to a target memory block in the linker
command file. The linker allocates an assigned section into its specified target
memory block.
Breakpoint – Hardware
An event whose execution will cause a halt.
Breakpoint – Software
An address where execution of the firmware will halt. Usually achieved by a
special break opcode.
Build
A function that recompiles all the source files for an application.
C
A high level programming language that may be used to generate code for
PICmicro MCUs, especially high-end device families.
Calibration Memory
A special function register or registers used to hold values for calibration of a
PICmicro microcontroller on-board RC oscillator or other device peripherals.
COFF
Common Object File Format. An intermediate file format generated by
MPLINK that contains machine code and debugging information.
Command Line Interface
Command line interface refers to executing a program on the DOS command
line with options. Executing MPASM with any command line options or just the
file name will invoke the assembler. In the absence of any command line
options, a prompted input interface (shell) will be executed.
Compile
The process of translating C source code into machine code. This operation is
performed by a compiler.
Compiler
A language tool that translates a user’s C source code into machine code.
MPLAB-C17 and MPLAB-C18 are Microchip’s C compilers for PIC17CXXX
and PIC18CXXX devices, respectively.
 2000 Microchip Technology Inc.