User manual

MPLAB

REAL ICE

™

In-Circuit Emulator User’s Guide

RECOMMENDED READING

This document describes how to use the MPLAB REAL ICE in-circuit emulator. Other

useful documents are listed below. The following Microchip documents are available

and recommended as supplemental reference resources.

Release Notes for MPLAB REAL ICE In-Circuit Emulator

For the latest information on using the MPLAB REAL ICE in-circuit emulator, read the

“Readme for MPLAB REAL ICE Emulator.htm” file (an HTML file) in the Readmes

subdirectory of the MPLAB IDE installation directory. The release notes (Readme)

contains update information and known issues that may not be included in this user’s

guide.

MPLAB REAL ICE In-Circuit Emulator Setup (DS51615)

MPLAB REAL ICE In-Circuit Emulator Setup - PIC32MX (DS51687)

These posters show you how to hook up the hardware and install the software for the

MPLAB REAL ICE in-circuit emulator.

MPLAB REAL ICE In-Circuit Emulator On-line Help File

A comprehensive help file for the emulator is included with MPLAB IDE. Usage,

troubleshooting and hardware specifications are covered. This may be more up-to-date

than the printed documentation. Also, emulator reserved resources and limitations are

listed for various devices.

Header Board Specification (DS51292)

This booklet describes how to install and use MPLAB REAL ICE in-circuit emulator

headers. Headers are used to better debug selected devices using special -ICE device

versions, without the loss of pins or resources.

Transition Socket Specification (DS51194)

Consult this document for information on transition sockets available for use with

MPLAB REAL ICE in-circuit emulator and MPLAB ICD 2 in-circuit debugger headers,

as well as MPLAB ICE 2000/4000 device adaptors.