Microchip Technology ICD 3 In-Circuit Debugger DV164035 DV164035 User Manual
Product codes
DV164035
MPLAB
®
ICD 3 IN-CIRCUIT
DEBUGGER USER’S GUIDE
© 2008 Microchip Technology Inc.
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Preface
INTRODUCTION
This chapter contains general information that will be useful to know before using the
MPLAB ICD 3 in-circuit debugger. Items discussed in this chapter include:
MPLAB ICD 3 in-circuit debugger. Items discussed in this chapter include:
DOCUMENT LAYOUT
This document describes how to use the MPLAB ICD 3 in-circuit debugger as a
development tool to emulate and debug firmware on a target board, as well as how to
program devices. The document is organized as follows:
development tool to emulate and debug firmware on a target board, as well as how to
program devices. The document is organized as follows:
Part 1 – Getting Started
• Chapter 1. Overview – What the MPLAB ICD 3 in-circuit debugger is, and how it
can help you develop your application.
• Chapter 2. Theory of Operation – The theory of MPLAB ICD 3 in-circuit debug-
ger operation. Explains configuration options.
• Chapter 3. Installation – How to install the debugger software and hardware.
• Chapter 4. General Setup – How to set up MPLAB IDE to use the debugger.
• Chapter 5. Tutorial – A brief tutorial on using the debugger.
NOTICE TO CUSTOMERS
All documentation becomes dated, and this manual is no exception. Microchip tools and
documentation are constantly evolving to meet customer needs, so some actual dialogs
and/or tool descriptions may differ from those in this document. Please refer to our web site
(www.microchip.com) to obtain the latest documentation available.
documentation are constantly evolving to meet customer needs, so some actual dialogs
and/or tool descriptions may differ from those in this document. Please refer to our web site
(www.microchip.com) to obtain the latest documentation available.
Documents are identified with a “DS” number. This number is located on the bottom of each
page, in front of the page number. The numbering convention for the DS number is
“DSXXXXXA”, where “XXXXX” is the document number and “A” is the revision level of the
document.
page, in front of the page number. The numbering convention for the DS number is
“DSXXXXXA”, where “XXXXX” is the document number and “A” is the revision level of the
document.
For the most up-to-date information on development tools, see the MPLAB
®
IDE on-line help.
Select the Help menu, and then Topics to open a list of available on-line help files.