Emulation Header Features

Emulation header features depend on the debug tool used. The table below shows a list of all available emulation header features, and which features are supported on which tool. Click on the text in quotes to go to the topic on that feature.

Table: Emulation Header Features by Hardware Tool

Feature RI ICD3 PK3
“Runtime Watches”
(see also “Runtime Watch, Breakpoint, and Trace Resources”)		 ✔ ✘ ✘
“Real Time Hardware Instruction Trace”
(see also “Runtime Watch, Breakpoint, and Trace Resources”)		 ✔ ✘ ✘
“Hardware Address/Data Breakpoints”
- Range Breakpoints
- Data Value Comparison
- Data Value Mask
- Trigger Out Operation
- Interrupt Context Detection		 ✔ ✔ ✔
“Enhanced Event Breakpoints”
- Execution Out-of-Bounds Detection
- Break on Trigger In/Emit Trigger Out		 ✔ ✔ ✔
“Event Combiners”
- Complex Breakpoint Sequence
- Complex Breakpoint Latched-And
- Complex Breakpoint Nesting		 ✔ ✔ ✔
“Stopwatch Cycle Counter” ✔ ✔ ✔
“Trigger In/Out” ✔ ✔ ✔
“View Hardware Stack On Halt” ✔ ✔ ✔
“Previous Program Counter” ✔ ✔ ✔
“Background Debug” ✔ ✔ ✔
Legend:
RI = MPLAB® REAL ICE™ In-Circuit Emulation
ICD3 = MPLAB® ICD 3 In-Circuit Debugger
PK3 = PICkit™ 3 In-Circuit Debugger

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