Connecting External Debuggers

Even though there is an on-board debugger, external debuggers can be connected directly to the AVR128DB48 Curiosity Nano to program/debug the AVR128DB48. The on-board debugger keeps all the pins connected to the AVR128DB48 and board edge in tri-state when not actively used. Therefore, the on-board debugger will not interfere with any external debug tools.

Figure 1. Connecting the MPLAB®PICkit 4 In-Circuit Debugger/Programmer to AVR128DB48 Curiosity Nano
Figure 2. Connecting the Atmel-ICE to AVR128DB48 Curiosity Nano
CAUTION: To avoid contention between the external debugger and the on-board debugger, do not start any programming/debug operation with the on-board debugger through MPLAB® X IDE or Atmel Studio 7 or mass storage programming while the external tool is active.