Datasheet

About the Emulator
 2013 Microchip Technology Inc. DS52085A-page 17
1.5 EMULATOR KIT COMPONENTS
The components of the MPLAB REAL ICE in-circuit emulator system kit are listed
below.
1. Emulator pod – main unit.
2. USB cable – provides communications between the emulator and a PC and
power to the emulator.
3. Standard driver board and cable – connects the emulator pod to a header module
or target board.
4. Logic probes – used for external triggers and I/O port trace.
5. Loop-back test board – verifies emulator operation.
Additional hardware may be ordered separately. See the Microchip website
(www.microchip.com) for available items. Some popular items are:
• Processor Extension Pak – provides a debug header for standard communica-
tions. Contains an ICE header/receiver board and a standard adapter board for
debug headers with 8-pin connectors instead of 6-pin.
• Performance Pak – provides high-speed/LVDS communications. Useful for man-
aging high data rates, noisy environments and long distances between the emula-
tor and the target. Also supports SPI trace.
Contains a high-speed driver board, a high-speed receiver board, a high-speed to
standard converter board, and cables to connect the emulator pod to a target
board.
• Transition socket – connects the debug header to the target.
• MPLAB REAL ICE Isolator unit – optically isolates the emulator from the target. It
is useful for high-power applications.