9.3.1 Connecting an RJ-11 Type Cable to an RJ-45 Jack on the Debugger

The MPLAB ICD 4 In-Circuit Debugger has an RJ-45 connector for communication to the target. Connect the RJ-11 type cable into the RJ-45 connector by simply inserting it into the center of the RJ-45 connector.

Refer to the figure below for the pinouts for this connection.

Figure 9-2. RJ-45 Socket to RJ-11 Connector Pinout
Pin RJ-45 Function Pin RJ-11
1 TMS EJTAG Test Mode Select
2 Reserved
3 PGC (ICSPCLK) Standard Com Clock/TCK (JTAG Test Clock) 2 PGC (ICSPCLK)
4 PGD (ICSPDAT) Standard Com Data/TDO (JTAG Test Data Output) 3 PGD (ICSPDAT)
5 GND Ground 4 GND
6 VDD_TGT Power on target 5 VDD_TGT
7 VPP Power 6 VPP
8 TDI JTAG Test Data Input