MPLAB-X, finalmente a Microchip Multiplataforma!

A Microchip está desenvolvendo o MPLAB-X, que provavelmente irá substituir nosso velho conhecido MPLAB. O MPLAB-X já está na Beta 4, contudo só tem suporte às gravadoras mais recentes como a PicKit3 e a ICD3, no forum da Microchip os desenvolvedores já se pronunciaram e teremos suporte à pickit 2 em breve...

A seguir algumas características do MPLAB-X
1- O X não é a toa, o MPLAB-X roda em Linux, Windows e Mac OS;
2- A IDE é uma versão customizada do Netbeans, assim temos autocomplementação de código e outras funcionalidade inerentes ao Netbeans.

MPLAB X IDE Features Supported

Features Supported	Features Supported
Flash Memory view	Hex file generation
Data Memory view	Upload Silicon image
SFR/Peripheral view	Memory Usage
Core registers	Resource Usage
Watch window	Freeze Peripherals
Locals view	Library projects (Ex Hi-Tech)
EEPROM view	Logging for diagnosis
Basic Debug	Zip Projects
Software Breakpoints	Checksum
Simple/Advanced Breakpoints	Software Call Stack (compilers that support it)
Drag n Drop to watch window	Status bar information
Pre-Built (Hex) projects (import hex)	Simulators CORE only
Compiling	Build Options for individual files
Create/Open new Project	Export hex
Call Graph	Device Debug Headers for REAL ICE, ICD3 and PICkit3
Import Legacy projects	Disassembly for Debugging
Auto discovery of compilers	Multiple hex files bootloader/application model
Generic header files in pre-parser	Stop Watch support
Run production image	Import data to memory views
Program Production image	Multiple Configurations
Reset at Main()	Free RTOS viewer
Animate	DMCI with static array plots

MPLAB X IDE Features Unsupported

Known Unsupported Features	Known Unsupported Features
Shadow registers	Tool status
Hardware Call Stack	Simulator Peripherals
Watch color on changed values	No Run time watch or Data Capture
Auto-install of compilers	PICC18 Standard
Auto driver switching for tools	Multiple debug sessions
No Debug headers for ICD2	No Trace of any sort
64 bit JVM and XP64 drivers on Windows OS	Pre-post build steps from GUI (available throughmakefiles)
No MPASM on Mac	Many RTOS viewers
Limited ASM syntax and editor support features	no/cond :- This needs a new version of MPASM assembler
Full DMCI live update support	PIC18FJ46J50, PIC18FJ67J50 and memory starter kits
PICkit 3 Programmer to Go	Code Coverage
Filter Trace	Code Guard support
Debug Read for refresh and no reset	Open Source Community Plugins
Linux 64 bit support	16 bit instructions on the PIC32 Simulator

Download:
http://ww1.microchip.com/downloads/mplab/X_Beta/index.html

O que posso dizer, MPLAB finalmente com supporte ao Linux!