AS YOU PREPARE TO USE MPLAB X IDE, DO THE FOLLOWING:
- Review the installation requirements in the readme/release
notes
- Install MPLAB X IDE (and the JRE)
- Install USB drivers for hardware tools
- Connect to a target
- Install language tools (assemblers and/or compilers)
- Launch the IDE
- Shop the Microchip Store
Additionally, learn how to launch multiple instances of the IDE, multiple versions of the
IDE, and use startup parameters.