User`s guide

programming
mikroICD
™
- In Circuit Debugger
page 14
What is Debugging?
Every developer comes to a point where he has to monitor the
code execution in order to nd errors in the code, or simply
to see if everything is going as planed. This hunt for bugs, or
errors in the code is called debugging. There are two ways
to do this: one is the software simulation, which enables
you to simulate what is supposed to be happening on the
microcontroller as your code lines are executed, and the other,
most reliable one, is monitoring the code execution on the
MCU itself. And this latter one is called In-Circuit debugging.
"In-Circuit" means that it is the real deal - code executes right
on the target device.
What is mikroICD
™
?
The on-board mikroProg
™
programmer supports mikroICD
™
- a
highly eective tool for a Real-Time debugging on hardware
level. The mikroICD
™
debugger enables you to execute your
program on the host PIC microcontroller and view variable
values, Special Function Registers (SFR), RAM, CODE and
EEPROM memory along with the mikroICD
™
code execution
on hardware. Whether you are a beginner, or a professional,
this powerful tool, with intuitive interface and convenient
set of commands will enable you to track down bugs quickly.
mikroICD
™
is one of the fastest, and most reliable debugging
tools on the market.
Supported Compilers
All MikroElektronika compilers, mikroC
™
, mikroBasic
™
and
mikroPascal
™
for PIC®, dsPIC® and PIC32® natively support
mikroICD
™
. Specialized mikroICD
™
DLL module allows compilers
to exploit the full potential of fast hardware debugging.
Along with compilers, make sure to install the appropriate
programmer drivers and mikroProg Suite
™
for PIC®
programming software, as described on pages 12 and 13.
When you build your project for debugging, and program
the microcontroller with this HEX le, you can start the
debugger using [F9] command. Compiler will change layout
to debugging view, and a blue line will mark where code
execution is currently paused. Use debugging toolbar in
the Watch Window to guide the program execution and
stop anytime. Add the desired variables to Watch Window and
monitor their values. Complete guide to using mikroICD
™
with
your compiler is provided within the EasyPIC
™
v7 package.
How do I use the debugger?
Figure 5-2: mikroICD
™
manual
explains debugging thoroughly
mikroICD
™
in-circuit debugger
Figure 5-3: mikroC PRO for PIC
®
compiler in debugging view, with SFR registers in Watch Window