10.2.2 Indicator Lights Strip

The expected start-up sequence for the MPLAB PICkit 5 debugger is:

  1. Purple - steady on for approximately 4 seconds.
  2. Blue - steady on. The debugger is ready.

The indicator light strip has the following significance.

Table 10-1. Typical Light Strip Descriptions
Color Description
Blue Power is connected; debugger in standby.
Orange Power target circuit from PICkit 5 checked.
Green Power target circuit from PICkit 5 unchecked.
Red Lit when the debugger has failed.

The following tables provide descriptions of the indicator lights and bootloader errors.

Table 10-2. Additional Light Strip Descriptions
Color Description
Blue Power is connected; debugger in standby.
Orange Power target circuit from PICkit 5 checked (see Table 9-5).
Green Power target circuit from PICkit 5 unchecked (see Table 9-5).
Purple Bootloader is running.
Yellow Debugger is busy.
Red An operation has failed.
Purple Fast blink indicates the time window for forcing the debugger into Bootload mode.
Table 10-3. Bootloader Error Descriptions
Bootloader Errors Description
Red, slow blink Power accessing the debugger’s serial EEPROM.
Red, fast blink Bootloader API commands cannot be processed.
White, fast blink A runtime exception occurred in the tool firmware.