The MPLAB XC16 C Compiler is a full-featured, optimizing compiler that compiles standard ISO C application code into device assembly code for our cost-effective and low-power PIC24 family of microcontrollers. This compiler supports many command-line options and language extensions that allow full access to the PIC24 device’s hardware capabilities, including eXtreme Low Power (XLP) technology and dual-partition memory, and gives you full control of the compiler code generator.