User`s guide

MPLAB Starter Kit for dsPIC

DSCs User’s Guide

3.4.1 Editing Application Code

To view application code so it may be edited, do one of the following:

•Select Edit>New

to create new code or Edit>Open to search for and open an

existing code file.

• Double click on a file in the Project window to open an existing code file. See an

example Project window in Figure 3-2.

FIGURE 3-2: EXAMPLE PROJECT

For more information on using the editor to create and edit code, see MPLAB Editor

Help.

3.4.2 Using Breakpoints and Mouseovers

To set a breakpoint in code:

1. Double Click in the Gutter – Double click in the window gutter next to the line

of code where you want the breakpoint. Double click again to remove the

breakpoint.

2. Pop-up Menu – Place the cursor over the line of code where you want the break-

point. Then, right click to pop up a menu and select “Set Breakpoint”. Once a

breakpoint is set, “Set Breakpoint” will become “Remove Breakpoint” and

“Disable breakpoint”. Other options on the pop-up menu under Breakpoints are

for deleting, enabling or disabling all breakpoints.

3. Breakpoint Dialog – Open the Breakpoint dialog (Debugger>Breakpoints

) to

set, delete, enable or disable breakpoints. See MPLAB IDE Help for more

information on this dialog.

Note: Double click must be set up for breakpoints. See Edit>Properities

ASM/C/BAS File Type tab, checkbox for “Double-click Toggles

Breakpoint”.

Existing Code File