User manual

MPLAB

REAL ICE

™

In-Circuit Emulator User’s Guide

DOCUMENT LAYOUT

This document describes how to use the MPLAB REAL ICE in-circuit emulator as a

development tool to emulate and debug firmware on a target board, as well as how to

program devices. The document is organized as follows:

Part 1 – Getting Started

• Chapter 1: Overview – What the MPLAB REAL ICE in-circuit emulator is, and

how it can help you develop your application.

• Chapter 2: Operation – The theory of MPLAB REAL ICE in-circuit emulator

operation. Explains configuration options.

• Chapter 3: Installation – How to install the emulator software and hardware.

• Chapter 4: Tutorial – A brief tutorial on using the emulator.

Part 2 – Features

• Chapter 5: General Setup – How to set up MPLAB IDE to use the emulator.

• Chapter 6: Basic Debug Functions – A description of basic emulator features

available in MPLAB IDE when the MPLAB REAL ICE in-circuit emulator is chosen

as the debug tool. This includes the debug features breakpoints, stopwatch, and

external triggering.

• Chapter 7: Debug for 8- and 16-Bit Devices – A description of data capture,

runtime watches and trace for 8- and 16-bit (data memory) devices. Includes the

types of trace available and how to setup and use trace.

• Chapter 8: Debug for 32-Bit Devices – A description of data capture, runtime

watches and trace for 32-bit devices. Includes hardware and software setup for

use of PIC32 instruction trace.

Part 3 – Reference

• Chapter 9: Frequently Asked Questions – A list of frequently-asked questions,

useful for troubleshooting.

• Chapter 10: Error Messages – A list of error messages and suggested

resolutions.

• Chapter 11: Emulator Function Summary – A summary of emulator functions

available in MPLAB IDE when the MPLAB REAL ICE emulator is chosen as the

debug or program tool.

• Chapter 12: Hardware Specification – The hardware and electrical

specifications of the emulator system. Includes a description of how to use the

loop-back test board.