How The Mplab Icd 3 In-Circuit Debugger Helps You; Mplab Icd 3 In-Circuit Debugger Kit Components - Microchip Technology MPLAB ICD 3 User Manual

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MPLAB ICD 3 In-Circuit Debugger User's Guide
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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 KIT COMPONENTS

The components of the MPLAB ICD 3 in-circuit debugger system kit are:
1. MPLAB ICD 3 with indicator lights
2. USB cable to provide communications between the debugger and a PC and to
provide power to the debugger
3. Cable (also MPLAB ICD 2 compatible) to connect the MPLAB ICD 3 to a header
module or target board
4. MPLAB IDE Quick Start Guide (DS51281)
5. CD-ROM with MPLAB IDE software and on-line documentation
6. ICD 3 Test Interface Board
FIGURE 1-1:
Additional hardware that may be ordered separately:
• Transition socket
• ICD headers
• MPLAB processor extension kits
DS51766A-page 10
BASIC DEBUGGER SYSTEM
MPLAB
Indicator
Lights
Modular Cable
to Target Board
or Header
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ICD 3
USB Cable to PC
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