14.15.10 Linear Data Window

The Linear Data window displays Flash data for any microcontroller device that has this type of memory. Data/opcode hex information of the selected device is shown.

For the MPLAB X Simulator, when a Linear Data register value changes or the processor is halted, the data in the Linear Data window is updated.

For any Microchip hardware debug tool (e.g., MPLAB ICD 5 in-circuit debugger), when a Linear Data register value changes or the processor is halted, the data in the Linear Data window is NOT updated; you must either do a Debug Read of device memory, if the device/header supports this, or you must exit from the debug session and then read the device data.

Figure 14-41. Linear Data Window with Content

Linear Data Window Display

This display format shows data in the following columns:

  • Address – Hexadecimal address of the data in the next column.
  • Data Blocks – Hexadecimal data, shown in 1-, 2- or 4-byte blocks, selectable from the menu.
  • ASCII – ASCII representation of the corresponding line of data.

Linear Data Window Icons

Icons are located on the left side of the window.

Table 14-41. Linear Data Window Icons
Icon Icon Text Function
Find Specify a string to find in the window. Select to match whole word or case.
Find Next Find next instance of string from Find.
Find Previous Find previous instance of string from Find.
Go To Go to specified line number or address.

Linear Data Window Menu

Right click in the memory window data area to pop up the menu as in the table below.

Table 14-42. Linear Data Window Context Menu
Item Description*
Fill Memory Fill memory from Start Address to End Address with the value in Data.

Specify other options in the Fill Memory dialog.
Go To Go to the address/function specified using the Go To dialog.
Find Find text specified using the Find dialog.
Output To File Write the displayed window contents to a text file using the Output to File dialog.
Import Table Import tabular data from a file into a Memory window using the Import Table dialog.
Export Table Export tabular data from a Memory window into a file using the Export Table dialog.
Print Print the contents of this window using the Print dialog.
Note: If you have a large memory device, the number of pages printed can become very large. A suggestion is to print the window contents to a file (Print dialog, General tab, Print to File check box) and then select which pages from the file you need to print.
Adjust Table Columns Adjust the columns automatically.