User manual

MPLAB

REAL ICE

™

IN-CIRCUIT

EMULATOR USER’S GUIDE

Chapter 3. Installation

3.1 INTRODUCTION

How to install the MPLAB REAL ICE in-circuit emulator system is discussed.

• Installing the Software

• Installing the USB Device Drivers

• Selecting Target Communications

• Setting Up the Target

• Connecting the Logic Probes

• Setting Up MPLAB IDE

3.2 INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE

To install the MPLAB IDE software, first acquire the latest MPLAB IDE installation

executable (MPxxxxx.exe, where xxxxx represents the version of MPLAB IDE) from

either the Microchip web site (www.microchip.com) or the MPLAB IDE CD-ROM

(DS51123). Then run the executable and follow the screens to install MPLAB IDE.

3.3 INSTALLING THE USB DEVICE DRIVERS

Installing MPLAB IDE will preinstall the USB device drivers for the MPLAB REAL ICE

in-circuit emulator. Therefore, once you have installed MPLAB IDE, connect the

emulator to the PC with a USB cable and follow the Windows

“New Hardware Wizard”

to automatically install the drivers.

Expanded USB device driver installation instructions may found at:

MPLAB IDE installation directory\REAL ICE\Drivers\ddri.htm

Note: If you change USB ports/hubs, you do not need to reinstall the drivers since

the emulator is serialized.