NECTO Studio IDE adds Microchip programmer/debugger support

MIKROE has released the latest version of its NECTO Studio IDE (version 7.1), making it even easier for users of Microchip MCUs to work within. Version 7.1 also adds support for the STM32L4 series of ultra-low-power MCUs.

Following close collaboration between Microchip and MIKROE, the NECTO 7.1 IDE now includes full programmer and debugger support for the following tools. These comprise MPLAB ICD 5, MPLAB ICD 4, MPLAB ICE 4, Atmel-ICE, PICkit On-Board 4 (PKOB4), EDBG, Power Debugger, MPLAB PICkit 5, MPLAB PICkit 4, MPLAB Snap, JTAGICE3, PKOB nano, mEDBG and Simulator.

Further, the mikroSDK 2.0 software development kit, which runs natively within NECTO Studio, has been enhanced with support for 66 new MCUs from the SAM E70/S70/V70/V71 series, a robust Arm® Cortex®-M7 lineup running at up to 300 MHz. In addition, full mikroSDK support is now available for the STM32L4x family.

The mikroSDK 2.0 SDK enables application code to be portable and reusable on many different platforms and architectures, with virtually no code changes,

Comments Nebojsa Matic, CEO of MIKROE: “Getting started with NECTO and Microchip is simple—create a new NECTO setup with one of Microchip compilers XC8, XC16, or XC32—select your preferred Microchip programmer from the supported list—and apply new NECTO setup to an existing project or start a brand-new one.”