Environments allow you to save settings, so that all of the same settings can be reloaded in another programming session. Environments are supported, under all tools, as either .pen files or .pm3 files.
From the Advanced Mode dialog, click
Environment to display the available settings.
Table: Environment Settings
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Enter a name for the environment |
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For MPLAB PM3, select this type of file |
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For MPLAB ICD 3/4, PICkit 3/4 and REAL ICE tools, select this type of file |
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Enter the description for the environment |
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Add or remove other files used in the environment, e.g., data sheets, instructions, etc. Multiple files can be selected. |
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Browse or enter the SQTP file name used in the environment |
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Saves the environment file to a MPLAB PM3 SD card destination. See “Save Firmware into PM3 SD Card” for additional information on saving multiple operating system firmware to the SD card. |
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Saves the environment file to a destination on the PC |
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Opens the Copy Environment dialog to select source and destination for copying the environment |
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Select either PC or MPLAB PM3 Card. |
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When the PC is selected, it opens the PM3 Environment file selection browser for you to select an environment to load into the MPLAB PM3. |
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When this option is selected, it opens the PM3 Card browser for you to select an environment from the files on the PM3 Card. In the browser, you can:
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view the properties of the PM3 SD Card |
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select an environment to load into the MPLAB PM3; the information displays in the Environment Settings window |
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select an environment to delete from the PM3 Card |
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select an environment to view information; information displays in the Environment Settings window |
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Displays information related to the selected environment file. From here, you can select to clear the information or load the environment into the MPLAB PM3. |
