DM180021 Microchip Technology Inc., DM180021 Datasheet - Page 21

• Manufacturer Part Number: DM180021
• Description: MPLAB Starter Kit for PIC18F MCU
• Manufacturer: Microchip Technology Inc.

Specifications of DM180021

• Contents: MicroSD™ memory cardAcceleration sensorOLED display
• Lead Free Status / Rohs Status: RoHS Compliant part

FIGURE 3-3:
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The MPLAB IDE software that is installed on your PC by the starter kit CD-ROM auto-
matically opens an example application that you may use to examine debug features
of the starter kit. To prepare the application for debug:
1. Launch MPLAB IDE. The example application project and related workspace will
2. Select Project>Build All to build the application code. The build’s progress will be
3. Select Debugger>Select Tool>Starter Kits. MPLAB IDE changes to add the
4. Select Debugger>Program to program the application code into the
STARTER KIT AS DEBUG TOOL IN MPLAB
Note:
open. For information on projects and workspaces, see the MPLAB IDE
documentation mentioned at the beginning of this chapter.
visible in the Build tab of the Output window.
starter kit debug features (Figure 3-3):
1) the status bar shows “Starter Kits” as the debug tool
2) a “Starter Kit” debug toolbar is added
3) the Debugger menu changes to add starter kit debug functions
4) the Output window displays the communication status between MPLAB IDE
Several device resources are also used for debug. For details, see
Section 3.6 “Determining Device Support”.
PIC18F46J50 device on the starter kit. The debug programming progress will be
visible in the Starter Kit tab of the Output window.
and the starter kit on the Starter Kit Debugger tab.
Debug executive code is automatically programmed in the upper program
memory of the starter kit device when the starter kit is selected as a debug-
ger. Debug code must be programmed into the target device to use the
in-circuit debugging capabilities of the starter kit.
Developing an Application
®
IDE
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