Clean
Clean removes all intermediary project files, such as object, hex and debug files, for the active project. These files
are recreated from other files when a project is built.
COFF
Common Object File Format. An object file of this format contains machine code, debugging and other information.
Command Line Interface
A means of communication between a program and its user based solely on textual input and output.
Compiled Stack
A region of memory managed by the compiler in which variables are statically allocated space. It replaces a software
or hardware stack when such mechanisms cannot be efficiently implemented on the target device.
Compiler
A program that translates a source file written in a high-level language into machine code.
Conditional Assembly
Assembly language code that is included or omitted based on the assembly-time value of a specified expression.
Conditional Compilation
The act of compiling a program fragment only if a certain constant expression, specified by a preprocessor directive,
is true.
Configuration Bits
Special-purpose bits programmed to set PIC MCU and dsPIC DSC modes of operation. A Configuration bit may or
may not be preprogrammed.
Control Directives
Directives in assembly language code that cause code to be included or omitted based on the assembly-time value of
a specified expression.
CPU
See
Central Processing Unit
.
Cross Reference File
A file that references a table of symbols and a list of files that references the symbol. If the symbol is defined, the first
file listed is the location of the definition. The remaining files contain references to the symbol.
Data Directives
Data directives are those that control the assembler’s allocation of program or data memory and provide a way to
refer to data items symbolically; that is, by meaningful names.
Data Memory
On Microchip MCU and DSC devices, data memory (RAM) is comprised of General Purpose Registers (GPRs) and
Special Function Registers (SFRs). Some devices also have EEPROM data memory.
Data Monitor and Control Interface (DMCI)
The Data Monitor and Control Interface, or DMCI, is a tool in MPLAB X IDE. The interface provides dynamic input
control of application variables in projects. Application-generated data can be viewed graphically using any of 4
dynamically-assignable graph windows.
Glossary
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