AC244006 Microchip Technology, AC244006 Datasheet - Page 33

• Manufacturer Part Number: AC244006
• Description: KIT MPLAB REAL ICE TRACE
• Manufacturer: Microchip Technology

Specifications of AC244006

• Accessory Type: Interface Board
• Features: Instruction Trace Capability, Polarized Interface
• For Use With: PIC32MX Plug-in Modules
• Lead Free Status / RoHS Status: Lead free / RoHS Compliant
• For Use With/related Products: PIC32
• Lead Free Status / RoHS Status: Lead free / RoHS Compliant

© 2006 Microchip Technology Inc.
5.5.5
The trace buffer can hold up to 256K bytes of information and can be set to a value up
to that maximum (see Section 4.8.3 “Instrumented Trace Tab”). The trace buffer is
circular, so data will wrap if the maximum is exceeded.
• To record a PC location, click on or highlight a line of code and then right click to
• The recording of a variable value is performed much in the same way. First high-
• To remove a trace point, simply highlight and then delete the Trace/Log macro.
5.5.6
1. Rebuild the project (Project>Build All).
2. After rebuilding, if there are trace macros in code, a Warning dialog will ask, “File
3. Reprogram the device (Debugger>Program).
4. Run the program and then halt, or set a breakpoint to halt.
5. Select View>Trace to view the trace data (Section 5.7.10 “Trace Window”) or
Repeat these steps each time you change a trace point.
select “Insert Line Trace” from the pop-up menu. This causes the following line to
be inserted above to the selected line:
__TRACE(id);
where id is a line trace number auto-generated during the build.
light the variable name or expression and then right click to select “Log Selected
Value” from the pop-up menu. This causes the following line to be inserted above
the line containing the variable:
__LOG(id,selected variable);
where id is a log number auto-generated during build and selected variable
is the highlighted variable.
Note:
has been modified. Do you want to reload?”. Click Yes. When you examine your
code, you will find that all ids have been replaced with unique numbers.
right click and in the Trace window and select “Reload”.
Note:
Note:
Setting Up Trace in MPLAB IDE
Running Trace
Inserting a macro into code may modify the logic flow of the program.
Please be sure that braces are present where necessary.
On the Project Manager toolbar, select “Debug” from the drop-down
list.
To disable this warning and automatically reload, select
Configure>Settings, Other tab, and check “Automatically reload files
that were modified outside of the IDE”. Then click OK.
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