User manual

MPLAB

REAL ICE

™

IN-CIRCUIT EMULATOR

Chapter 6. Using the Emulator as a Programmer

6.1 INTRODUCTION

How to use the MPLAB REAL ICE in-circuit emulator as a programmer is discussed.

• Programmer Overview

• Programming Functions

6.2 PROGRAMMER OVERVIEW

Select Programmer>Select Programmer>MPLAB REAL ICE to choose the MPLAB

REAL ICE in-circuit emulator as the programmer tool. The Programmer menu and

MPLAB IDE toolbar will change to display programmer options once the tool is

selected. Also, the Output window will open and messages concerning ICE status and

communications will be displayed on the MPLAB REAL ICE tab.

Select Programmer>Settings

to open the Settings dialog and set up options as needed.

6.3 PROGRAMMING FUNCTIONS

When you select the MPLAB REAL ICE in-circuit emulator from the Programmer menu,

program items will be added to the following MPLAB IDE functions:

• Programmer Menu

• Toolbars/Status Bar

6.3.1 Programmer Menu

Program

Program specified memory areas: program memory, Configuration bits, ID locations

and/or EEPROM data. See the Settings dialog for programming options.

Verify

Verify programming of specified memory areas: program memory, Configuration bits,

ID locations and/or EEPROM data.

Read

Read specified memory areas: program memory, Configuration bits, ID locations

and/or EEPROM data. See the Settings dialog for read options.

Blank Check All

Check to see that all device memory is erased/blank.

Erase Flash Device

Erase all Flash memory.

Settings

Open the Programmer dialog (see Section 4.8 “Settings Dialog”). Set up program

and firmware options.