DS51795A Datasheet, PDF (59/98 Pages) Microchip Technology – PICkit™ 3 Programmer/Debugger

Debugger Function Summary
9.4 PROGRAMMING FUNCTIONS
When you select the PICkit 3 programmer/debugger from the Programmer menu,
program items will be added to the following MPLAB IDE functions:
• Programmer Menu
• Toolbars/Status Bar
9.4.1 Programmer Menu
Program
Program specified memory areas: program memory, Configuration bits, ID locations
and/or EEPROM data. See the Settings dialog for programming options.
Verify
Verify programming of specified memory areas: program memory, Configuration bits,
ID locations and/or EEPROM data.
Read
Read specified memory areas: program memory, Configuration bits, ID locations
and/or EEPROM data. See the Settings dialog for read options.
Blank Check All
Check to see that all device memory is erased/blank.
Erase Flash Device
Erase all Flash memory.
Abort Operation
Abort any programming operation (e.g., program, read, etc.). Terminating an operation
will leave the device in an unknown state.
Reconnect
Attempt to re-establish communications between the PC and the PICkit 3
programmer/debugger. The progress of this connection is shown on the PICkit 3 tab of
the Output dialog.
Settings
Open the Programmer dialog (see Section 9.5 “Settings Dialog”). Set up program
and firmware options.
9.4.2 Toolbars/Status Bar
When the PICkit 3 programmer/debugger is selected as a programmer, these toolbars
are displayed in MPLAB IDE:
• Basic program toolbar (Program, Read, Verify, Erase Flash Device, Blank Check
All).
The selected programmer (PICkit 3), as well as other programming information, is
displayed in the status bar on the bottom of the MPLAB IDE desktop. Refer to the
MPLAB IDE on-line help for information on the contents of the status bar.
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