User Guide

MPLAB
®
PICkit™ 4 USER’S GUIDE
 2018 Microchip Technology Inc. DS50002751C-page 5
Preface
INTRODUCTION
These topics contain general information that will be useful to know before using the
MPLAB
®
PICkit™ 4 in-circuit debugger. Items discussed in this chapter include:
• Document Layout
• Conventions Used in this Guide
• Recommended Supplemental Reference
DOCUMENT LAYOUT
This document describes how to use the MPLAB
®
PICkit™ 4 in-circuit debugger as a
development tool to emulate and debug firmware on a target board, as well as how to
program devices. The document is organized as follows:
Part 1 – Getting Started
• Chapter 1. About the In-Circuit Debugger – What the MPLAB
®
PICkit™ 4
in-circuit debugger is and how it can help you develop your application.
• Chapter 2. Operation – Provides a theory of operation for the MPLAB
®
PICkit™
4 in-circuit debugger. Explains some configuration options.
• Chapter 3. Debugger Usage – Discusses general uses of the in-circuit debugger.
Part 2 – Troubleshooting
• Chapter 4. Troubleshooting First Steps – The first things you should try if you
are having issues with debugger operation.
• Chapter 5. Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) – A list of frequently asked
questions, useful for troubleshooting.
• Chapter 6. Error Messages – A list of error messages and suggested
resolutions.
NOTICE TO CUSTOMERS
All documentation becomes dated, and this manual is no exception. Microchip tools and
documentation are constantly evolving to meet customer needs, so some actual dialogs
and/or tool descriptions may differ from those in this document. Please refer to our web site
(www.microchip.com) to obtain the latest documentation available.
Documents are identified with a “DS” number. This number is located on the bottom of each
page, in front of the page number. The numbering convention for the DS number is
“DSXXXXXXXXA”, where “XXXXXXXX” is the document number and “A” is the revision level
of the document.
For the most up-to-date information on development tools, see the MPLAB
®
X IDE online
Help. Select the Help menu, and then Topics to open a list of available online Help files.