4 Revision History

Initial release of this document.

• 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

• 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.”

• 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.

• 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.”

• 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.”

• Entire document has been reformatted and renumbered.
• Updated references to online help to WebHelp.
• Updated paths to documentation locations.

• 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.

• 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.