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IN-CIRCUIT EMULATOR (ICE) BOOSTS PRODUCTIVITY

he MPLAB ICE 4 In-circuit emulator is Microchip’s fastest and most feature-rich features, supporting many widely used
emulation and programming tool for its MCUs and MPUs, debugging and programming instrumentation and instruction trace
Twith the powerful, easy-to-use graphical user interface of MPLAB X Integrated capabilities. ICE 4’s several debug and
Development Environment (IDE). The MPLAB ICE 4 In-circuit emulator provides a flexible programming interfaces and options for
development experience, including advanced debugging capabilities to write power-efficient target connections, using adapter boards,
code, coupled with all the features needed to reduce debugging time. further help to reduce development time.
“Engineers can expand their development capabilities with this all-in-one, powerhouse The MPLAB ICE 4 In-circuit emulator
system that provides new possibilities and applications with enhanced hardware and wireless debugs and programs all Microchip MCUs,
connectivity options,” said Rodger Richey, senior director of Microchip’s development systems DSCs and MPUs, simplifying the design
business unit. “Together with advanced power monitoring capabilities, embedded design process when developers migrate from
engineers can simultaneously optimise both hardware and software for a comprehensive, one Microchip MCU or MPU to another.
power-efficient design.” With the latest hardware, across-the-board
The MPLAB ICE 4 In-circuit emulator system connects using superspeed USB 3.0 or high- device support, multiple features, reliability
speed USB 2.0 with an option to go wireless using Ethernet or Wi-Fi connectivity for flexibility and seamless integration with the latest
and ease of use. version of MPLAB X IDE v6.00, it provides a
The system provides Ethernet or Wi-Fi connectivity for seamless wireless programming complete development system. In addition
and debugging. Ethernet connectivity provides remote debugging for applications which are to Microchip’s proprietary freeware,
monitored over long distance. Further, Wi-Fi connectivity is excellent for providing isolation MPLAB X IDE for embedded applications,
from environmental conditions such as high-voltage motor control applications or floating the company provides a full range of free,
systems with no ground loop. optimising compilers, professional-grade
MPLAB ICE 4’s powerful hardware integrates with MPLAB X CI/CD setup over Ethernet, compiler licenses, functional safety licenses
creating an effective combination for hardware in the loop. Designers can use the CI/CD wizard and code coverage licenses for developers.
to set up Jenkins and Docker on the latest version of MPLAB X IDE v6.00.
It is equipped with power debugging capabilities to monitor how power consumption For more information about the
correlates to code using MPLAB Data Visualiser. Additionally, embedded engineers can MPLAB ICE 4 In-Circuit Emulator visit
extract more from the code by using two independent current-sensing channels with varying Microchip’s website or contact
resolutions for measuring and optimizing the power consumption of a design. Andrew Athanasiou at
Engineers can reduce development time using MPLAB ICE 4 In-circuit emulator’s advanced aathanasiou@arrow.altech.co.za

Embedded engineers seeking complete analysis of projects for rapid development require easy-to-use yet powerful emulation hardware. Microchip Technology
Inc announced the MPLAB® ICE 4 next-generation full in-circuit emulator, debugging and programming development tool for the company’s PIC® and AVR®
microcontrollers (MCUs), dsPIC®, digital signal controllers (DSCs), and SAM MCUs and microprocessors (MPUs).

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