MPLAB Main Toolbar Icons

New File
Adds a new empty text file to the currently selected folder in the project tree.


New Project
Opens the New Project dialog to begin the process of creating a new project or converting an MPLAB 8 project to MPLAB X.


Open Project
Opens an existing MPLAB X project…


Save All…
Saves all files in the project along with the project's configuration settings.


Undo
Undoes the most recent action.


Redo
Redoes the most recent action that was undone.


Build Project (Make)
Builds (makes) the project. This will build only files that have changed since the last build.


Clean and Build Project (Build All / Rebuild)
Cleans (deletes) all files generated by the previous build and then builds all files in the project the project.


Hold in Reset
Prevents the target device from running by asserting the reset line after doing a Run Project or Debug Project (see below). This is a toggle button. When it is depressed, the device reset line will be asserted (held low). When it is raised, the reset line will be released.


Run Project
Builds (makes) the project in release mode, programs the target, and releases the device from reset so that the program starts running. The debug tool has no control over the program's execution in this mode.


Debug Project
Starts a debug session. This will build (make) the project in debug mode, program the target, reset the device and run the code.


Program Target Project
Programs the target device in release mode.


Read Target Project
Reads the target device's memory into MPLAB's buffer.

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