MPLAB ICE 4 In-Circuit Emulator User's Guide MPLAB ICE 4 In-Circuit Emulator User's Guide

Notice to Development Tools Customers

1.1 Conventions Used in This Guide

1.2 Recommended Reading

2 About the Emulator

2.3 Block Diagram

2.4 MPLAB ICE 4 and MPLAB X IDE

3.1 Power and Self Test

3.2 PC Connections

3.3 Target Connections

4.1 MPLAB X IDE Debugging

4.2 AT Devices - On-Chip Debugging (OCD)

4.3 PIC MCU/dsPIC DSC - On-Chip Debugging

5 Emulator Features

5.1 USB CDC Virtual COM Port

5.2 Data Gateway Interface

5.3 Data Capture and Runtime Watches - PIC MCUs and dsPIC DSCs

5.4 CI/CD Support

5.5 Instrumented Trace for PIC MCUs and dsPIC DSCs

5.6 Instruction Trace for PIC32M MCUs

5.7 SAM ITM/SWO Trace

5.8 PC Sampling – 16-Bit PIC MCUs Only

5.9 PC Profiling – 32-Bit MCUs Only

5.10 Debugger Polling

5.11 Power Monitor

6 Troubleshooting First Steps

6.1 Some Questions to Answer First

6.2 Top Reasons Why You Can't Debug

6.3 General Considerations

6.4 How to Use the Hardware Tool Emergency Boot Firmware Recovery Utility

7 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

7.1 How Does It Work?

7.2 What's Wrong?

8 Error Messages

8.1 Types of Error Messages

8.2 General Corrective Actions

9 Emulator Function Summary

9.1 Emulator Selection and Switching

9.2 Emulator Options Selection

9.3 Emulator Windows & Dialogs

10 Hardware Specification

10.1 Emulator Unit

10.2 Power Specifications

10.3 Indicator Lights (LEDs)

10.4 PC Connection Specifications

10.5 Target Connection Specifications

10.6 Recovery Specifications

10.7 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

Product Identification System

Microchip Devices Code Protection Feature

Quality Management System

Worldwide Sales and Service

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