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Emulator User’s Guide for MPLAB X IDE
DS52085A-page 108  2013 Microchip Technology Inc.
11.4.2 Application In/Out Window and Related Dialogs
The Application In/Out window supports the App IO function where runtime control
information can be sent to an application through MPLAB IDE (APPIN) and status infor-
mation can be sent by the application to MPLAB IDE (APPOUT).
FIGURE 11-2: APP IN/OUT WINDOW
Other actions are available from the buttons. Right clicking in the Ouput text box will
pop up a menu with the same functions.
For more on using this window and its related dialogs, see:
• Section 6.5 “Application In/Out” – 8- and 16-bit Devices
• Section 7.6 “Application In/Out” – 32-bit Devices
11.4.3 PC Sampling Window and Related Dialogs
Program Counter (PC) sampling is a method of determining the amount of time spent
in each application function for use in code optimization. The PC Sampling window will
show the function name, sample count for that function, percentage sample count is of
the total samples, and a bar graph of the count.
For more on PC Sampling and Profiling, see:
• Section 6.4 “PC Sampling” – 8- and 16-bit Devices
• Section 7.5 “PC Profiling” – 32-bit Devices
TABLE 11-10: APP IN/OUT WINDOW BUTTONS
Button Description
Properties Open the Set App IO Properties dialog.
Set the format of the input and output: Text, 8-bit Hex, 16-bit Hex,
or 32-bit Hex.
Enable/disable data capture. Browse to a location to save the out-
put to a file.
Clear App IO Output Clear the output content from the Output text box.
Copy App IO Output to
Output View
Copy the Output text box content to the Output window.