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)

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 List of Commands within Classes > Data Commands.