MPLAB ICD 4 Help

Quick Debug/Program Reference

The following table is a quick reference for using the MPLAB ICD 4 In-Circuit Debugger as either a debugging or programming tool.

Note: For header support, see the Release Notes for MPLAB ICD 4 in MPLAB X IDE v5.25 or greater.

Table: Debug vs. Program Operation

Item	Debug	Program
Needed Hardware	A computer and target application (Microchip demo board or your own design)
	Debugger, USB cable, and power supply (if needed)
	Device with on-board debug circuitry or debug header with special -ICE device	Device (with or without on-board debug circuitry)
MPLAB X IDE selection	Project Properties, ICD 4 as Hardware Tool
	Debug Main Project icon	Make and Program Device icon
Program Operation	Programs application code into the device. Depending on the selections on the Project Properties dialog, this can be any range of program memory. In addition, a small debug executive is placed in program memory and other debug resources are reserved.	Programs application code into the device. Depending on the selections on the Project Properties dialog, this can be any range of program memory.
Debug Features Available	All for device – breakpoints, etc.	N/A
Serial Quick-Time Programming (SQTP)	N/A	Use the MPLAB IPE to generate the SQTP file.
Command-line Operation	Use MDB command line utility, found by default in: C:\Program Files (x86)\ Microchip\MPLABX\v4.15.11\ mplab_platform\bin\mdb.bat	Use IPECMD, found by default in: C:\Program Files (x86)\ Microchip\MPLABX\<vx.xx>\ mplab_platform\ mplab_ipe\ipecmd.exe.

Microchip Support Help Updated: 2019-06-25 10:29:53Z Help Page: 21