4 Revision History
Revision A (November 2012)
Initial release of this document.
Revision B (April 2013)
- added note in Invoking the MDB section
- added Tool Property Name Options for the Set command
- added Simulator Options for the Set command
- added
-p
option - added note on running multiple tools
- removed example of using commands to debug a project
- added section on creating a printable log file
Revision C (March 2014)
- relocated Revision History from Preface to it’s own appendix.
- added a Document Layout section to the Preface.
- added new section “Using Multiple Instances of the MDB.”
- moved reference tables to “MDB Reference.”
- added notes about case-sensitivity for commands in “MDB Reference.”
- added tool column to table “Tool-Property-Name Options Used with the Set Command.”
- added new table: “Simulator Options Used With the Set Command.”
Revision D (February 2017)
- added more documents to the Recommended Reading section in Preface.
- revised the title to “How to Use Microchip Debugger,” revised the description of the MDB and added a note to the revised Programming a Production Image for Testing Purposes section.
- revised section “Getting Started” to add information on Command Line Parameters.
- added information in the Help Commands section.
- revised multiple tables in the MDB Reference chapter.
Revision E (October 2018)
- added information for the MPLAB PICkit 4 and MPLAB Snap In-Circuit Debuggers in “Introduction.”
- renamed, reorganized and added information in “Installation and Documentation” and “Getting Started”.
- updated paths in table “Paths to the MDB by Operating System.”
- updated tools in table “Device and tool Commands” and table “Tool-Property-Name Options Used with the Set Command.”
Revision F (February 2019)
- added SK (Starter Kits PKOB) and EDBG (embedded debugger) to list of MDB supported tools in “Introduction.”
- added two EDBG options to a table “Tool-Property-Name Options Used with the Set Command.”
- added EDBG tool to applicable options in table “Tool-Property-Name Options Used with the Set Command.”
Revision G (June 2020)
- Entire document has been reformatted and renumbered.
- Updated references to online help to WebHelp.
- Updated paths to documentation locations.
Revision H (December 2021)
- Updates Windows version to 10.
- Updated supported hardware tools list to include MPLAB ICE 4 in Table 3-4.
- Added new section for 3.3.4 Network Tool Commands.
- Added new commands for support of the XC code coverage and the MPLAB ICE 4 in Table 3-7.
- Updated Table 3-8.
- Added a new section and table for 3.3.5.3 List of Error and Warning Messages.
- Removed references to .cof files throughout the document. All Microchip compilers/assemblers produce .elf by default.
Revision I (May 2023)
- Added the following new commands
to List of Other Commands in Section 3.3.5.
- Pack
- Group
Revision J (August 2023)
- Added the Display command to List of Other Commands in Section 3.3.5.
Revision K (October 2023)
- Added fix to the examine command to