5.3 CI/CD Support

MPLAB® ICD 5 In-Circuit Debugger can be used as a hardware test tool for Continuous Integration / Continuous Delivery (or Deployment) because of its network communication capabilities. In MPLAB X IDE, use the CI/CD Wizard to create files for Jenkins-Docker or Docker-only integration. See the CI/CD Wizard in MPLAB X IDE User’s Guide (DS-50003243) or the section in the MPLAB X IDE User’s Guide (DS-50002027) for details on CI/CD and using the wizard.

If Jenkins Pipeline Files are selected for creation in the wizard, the debugger may be included using one of the wizard screens (see table below.)

Table 5-5. CI/CD Wizard - Hardware Testing
Option	Description
Enable Hardware Testing	Enable the debugger as a test tool.
Configuration to Build and Run on ICD 5	Select a project configuration that uses the debugger; either default or one dedicated to hardware use.
IP Address of ICD 5	Enter the IP address of the debugger you wish to use. If you do not know the IP address of the debugger, you can use `ipconfig` or a similar tool to search the system to which the debugger is connected for the address.
Enable MPLAB Code Coverage	Enable the MPLAB Code Coverage feature. An MPLAB Analysis Tool Suite license will be required to use this feature. Note: The Code Coverage API plugin must be available on your Jenkins server if coverage reporting is enabled.
Scan Output for Unity Test Results	Enable if the configuration builds Unity test runners and the build job should create a report based on the resulting output. For more info on how to write Unity tests see Unity - Getting Started.