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ICD 3 User’s Guide for MPLAB X IDE
DS50002081B-page 12
2012-2014 Microchip Technology Inc.
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HOW THE MPLAB ICD 3 IN-CIRCUIT DEBUGGER HELPS YOU
The MPLAB ICD 3 In-Circuit Debugger system allows you to:
• debug your application on your own hardware in real time
• debug with hardware breakpoints
• debug with software breakpoints
• set breakpoints based on internal events
• monitor internal file registers
• emulate full speed
• program your device
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MPLAB ICD 3 IN-CIRCUIT DEBUGGER COMPONENTS
The components of the MPLAB ICD 3 In-Circuit Debugger system are:
• MPLAB ICD 3 with indicator lights
• USB cable to provide communications between the debugger and a PC and to
provide power to the debugger
• Cable to connect the MPLAB ICD 3 to a header module or target board
• ICD 3 Test Interface Board
FIGURE 1-1:
BASIC DEBUGGER SYSTEM
Additional hardware that may be ordered separately:
• Transition socket
• ICD headers
• MPLAB processor extension kits
USB Cable
Indicator
Lights
Modular Cable
to Target Board,
Header or ICD 3
ICD 3 Test Interface
Board
Test Interface
Board