User`s guide

A Basic Tutorial for MPLAB IDE

Select the simulator as the debug execution tool. This is done from the

Debugger>Select Tool

pull down menu. After selecting MPLAB SIM, the following

changes should be seen (see corresponding numbers in Figure 2-16).

FIGURE 2-16: MPLAB

IDE DESKTOP WITH MPLAB SIM AS DEBUGGER

The status bar on the bottom of the MPLAB IDE window should change to “MPLAB

SIM”.

Additional menu items should now appear in the Debugger menu.

Additional toolbar icons should appear in the Debug Tool Bar.

TIP: Position the mouse cursor over a toolbar button to see a brief description of the

button’s function.

An MPLAB SIM tab is added to the Output window.