MPLAB® Snap In-Circuit Debugger User's Guide

Notice to Development Tools Customers

1.1 Conventions Used in This Guide

1.2 Recommended Reading

2 About the Debugger

2.1 MPLAB Snap In-Circuit Debugger Description

2.2 MPLAB Snap In-Circuit Debugger Advantages

2.3 MPLAB Snap In-Circuit Debugger Components

2.4 MPLAB Snap Block Diagram

3.1 Debugger to Target Communication

3.2 Target Communication Connections

3.4 Requirements for Debugging

3.5 Programming

3.6 Resources Used by the Debugger

4 Debugger Usage

4.1 Installation and Setup

4.2 Debug Tutorial

4.3 Quick Debug/Program Reference

4.4 Debugger Limitations

4.5 Common Debug Features

4.6 Connecting the Target Board

4.7 Setting Up the Target Board

4.8 Setting Up MPLAB X IDE

4.9 Starting and Stopping Debugging

4.10 Viewing Processor Memory and Files

4.11 Breakpoint and Stopwatch Usage

5 Troubleshooting

5.1 Some Questions to Answer First

5.2 Top Reasons Why You Can't Debug

5.3 Other Things to Consider

6 Frequently Asked Questions

6.1 How Does it Work?

6.2 What's Wrong?

7 Error Messages

7.1 Types of Error Messages

7.2 General Corrective Actions

8 Engineering Technical Notes (ETNs)

9 Debugger Function Summary

9.1 Debugger Selection and Switching

9.2 Debugger Options Selection

10 Hardware Specification

10.1 USB Connector

10.2 MPLAB Snap In-Circuit Debugger

10.3 Communication Hardware

10.4 Target Board Considerations

11 Revision History

12.1 Warranty Registration

12.2 myMicrochip Personalized Notification Service

The Microchip Website

Product Change Notification Service

Customer Support

Microchip Devices Code Protection Feature

Quality Management System

Worldwide Sales and Service