Version 3.00 of the MPLAB^® XC8 C Compiler for PIC® and AVR^® MCUs is a major release of XC8 that improves the efficiency and reliability of your projects.

This release of the compiler includes:

• Software Vectored Interrupts for PIC devices that do not support hardware Vectored Interrupts
• Compact Vector Table for AVR devices that support the feature
• Improved direct C access to PIC18 PFM regions
• Addition of a Language Server Protocol server

Version 2.49 of the MPLAB XC8 C Functional Safety Compiler for PIC^® and AVR^® MCUs is a TÜV SÜD-certified functional safety compiler package that supports all our PIC and AVR devices to make your tool qualification effort easier. The package includes all the documentation and reports for a fully qualified development environment for ISO 26262 for any ASIL, IEC 61508 for any SIL, IEC 62304 and IEC 60730-1 functional safety standards. With this latest release, the functional safety compiler package includes all the documentation and reports for a fully qualified development environment for EN 50128

As a functional safety compiler, this compiler requires a functional safety license to operate. Once activated, all optimization levels and compiler features are available. For more information, see the functional safety manual that is provided in the documentation package when you purchase a functional safety license.