User Guide
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DS-50003529B - 2
Table of Contents
Notice to Development Tools Customers.......................................................................................................................... 1
1. Preface............................................................................................................................................................................ 4
1.1. Conventions Used in This Guide...................................................................................................................... 4
1.2. Recommended Reading.................................................................................................................................... 4
2. About the Debugger......................................................................................................................................................6
2.1. Advantages......................................................................................................................................................... 6
2.2. Components....................................................................................................................................................... 7
2.3. Block Diagram.................................................................................................................................................... 8
2.4. Using MPLAB
®
ICD 5 with MPLAB X IDE and MPLAB IPE............................................................................... 9
3. Connections................................................................................................................................................................. 11
3.1. Power and Self Test......................................................................................................................................... 11
3.2. PC Connections................................................................................................................................................ 12
3.3. Target Connections..........................................................................................................................................14
4. Operation..................................................................................................................................................................... 30
4.1. MPLAB X IDE Debugging................................................................................................................................. 30
4.2. SAM and PIC32C Arm Devices - On-Chip Debugging...................................................................................30
4.3. AVR Devices - On-Chip Debugging (OCD)......................................................................................................30
4.4. PIC MCU/dsPIC DSC - On-Chip Debugging....................................................................................................39
5. Debugger Features......................................................................................................................................................47
5.1. USB CDC Virtual COM Port..............................................................................................................................47
5.2. Data Gateway Interface...................................................................................................................................47
5.3. CI/CD Support...................................................................................................................................................49
5.4. ARM ITM/SWO Trace........................................................................................................................................50
5.5. SAM (ARM) - Trace and Proling.....................................................................................................................56
5.6. Debugger Polling..............................................................................................................................................57
5.7. Power Monitor..................................................................................................................................................58
6. Troubleshooting First Steps....................................................................................................................................... 61
6.1. Some Questions to Answer First....................................................................................................................61
6.2. Top Reasons Why You Can't Debug............................................................................................................... 61
6.3. General Considerations...................................................................................................................................62
6.4. How to Use the Hardware Tool Emergency Boot Firmware Recovery Utility........................................... 63
7. Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)............................................................................................................................64
7.1. How Does It Work?...........................................................................................................................................64
7.2. What's Wrong?..................................................................................................................................................64
8. Error Messages............................................................................................................................................................66
8.1. Types of Error Messages................................................................................................................................. 66
8.2. General Corrective Actions............................................................................................................................. 72
9. Debugger Function Summary....................................................................................................................................74
9.1. Debugger Selection and Switching................................................................................................................ 74
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