Datasheet

All-in-One In-Circuit Emulator/Programmer
Solution for Microchip Flash Products
MPLAB REAL ICE In-Circuit Emulator System is Microchip’s
top-of-the-line high-speed emulator for PIC® Flash
microcontrollers (MCUs) and dsPIC® Digital Signal
Controllers (DSCs). It debugs and programs these devices
with the powerful, yet easy-to-use graphical user interface of
MPLAB Integrated Development Environment (IDE).
The MPLAB REAL ICE In-Circuit Emulator probe is connected
to a PC using a high-speed USB 2.0 interface and is
connected to the target with either a MPLAB ICD 3 system
(RJ-11) compatible connector or with the high-speed,
noise tolerant, Low-Voltage Differential Signal (LVDS)
interconnection (CAT5).
The MPLAB REAL ICE In-Circuit Emulator System offers the
following advantages:
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Full-Speed Real-time Emulation
MPLAB REAL ICE In-Circuit Emulator is designed to
support high-speed processors running at maximum
speeds, allowing embedded engineers to debug
applications on their own hardware in real time.
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Ruggedized Probe Interface
Protection circuitries are added to the probe drivers to
guard the probe kit from power surges from the target.
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Legacy and High-speed Connectivity
MPLAB REAL ICE In-Circuit Emulator comes standard
with a MPLAB ICD 3 type connector (RJ-11). An optional
Performance Pak offers high-speed, noise-tolerant, LVDS,
extended length CAT5 standard (up to 10 feet or 3
meters) connectivity.
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Logic Probe For External Triggers
A logic probe is included and can be connected to the
14-pin header on the unit. It supports 8 user-selectable
input/outputs that automatically adjust to the targeting
voltage level. The outputs can also trigger an external
logic analyzer or oscilloscope.
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Trace Execution and Analysis
Through its high-speed communication bus, connection
schemes and trace-aware compilers, MPLAB REAL ICE
In-Circuit Emulator offers multiple ways to trace execution
and log information about running applications: real-time
watch, data capture, streaming parallel trace using device
I/O port or streaming serial trace using SPI/UART.
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Portable, USB-powered and RoHS-Compliant
Housed in a small (4.7˝ W x 3.4˝ D x 0.84˝ H) enclosure,
the MPLAB REAL ICE In-Circuit Emulator is powered
by the USB port, so an external power adapter is not
required. MPLAB REAL ICE In-Circuit Emulator is CE and
RoHS-compliant.
Microchip Technology Incorporated
MPLAB® REAL ICE™ In-Circuit Emulator
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Ease of Maintenance and Feature Upgrade
Adding new device support and advanced features to
the MPLAB REAL ICE In-Circuit Emulator is as simple
as installing the latest version of MPLAB IDE, a free
download at: www.microchip.com/mplab. MPLAB REAL
ICE In-Circuit Emulator is also fi eld upgradeable through a
fi rmware download from MPLAB IDE.
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Low Cost
At less than $500, the MPLAB REAL ICE In-Circuit
Emulator breaks the price barrier for a complete and
advanced in-circuit emulator, offering new ways to interact
with and debug applications at a fraction of the cost of
traditional emulator systems.
Features
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Real-time execution
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Fast programming
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USB 2.0 high-speed interface to PC (480 Mb/s)
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MPLAB IDE integration (included free)
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Overvoltage/short-circuit monitor protection
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Low voltage: to 1.8 volts (1.8 to 5.25 range)
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Read/Write program and data memory of microcontroller
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Erase of program memory space with verifi cation
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Stopwatch
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Hardware and software breakpoints
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Real-time watch
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Capture trace to log instruction execution and variable
contents (~10 KB/s at 4 MHz 16-bit core)
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Port trace for high-speed upload of trace data
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High-speed option allows full-speed emulation, high-speed
trace upload and long (validated 10 feet to 3meters)
cables
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Processor Paks provide debug interface with no reserved
pins