5 Debugger Features

In addition to basic debug features, the debugger has advanced debug features. Some debug features are dependent on other debug features.

To see if a specific debug feature is available for your device:

  • In MPLAB X IDE, on the Help menu select “Release Notes.”
  • In addition to Release Notes/Readmes, find Debug Features Support.
  • Click on the link for “Hardware Tool Debug Features by Device.”

In addition to features already mentioned, this table specifies additional debug features.

Table 5-1. Supported Debugger Features
FeatureMicrocontroller Family*
PIC10/12/16 (8-bit)PIC24, dsPIC (16-bit)PIC32 (32-bit)AVR (8-bit)SAM (32-bit)
Virtual COM PortXXXXX
DGIXXXXX
Basic Debug1XXXXX
SAM ITM/SWO TraceX
PC ProfilingX
Debugger PollingXX
Power MonitoringXXXXX
* Not all devices in a family have support. See feature sections below for details.

1. Run/halt single step and break point, read/write memory.