The MPLAB ICE 4 In-Circuit Emulator is Microchip's fastest and most feature-rich emulation and programming tool for its microcontrollers and microprocessors. It enables debugging and programming through the powerful and user-friendly graphical user interface of the MPLAB X Integrated Development Environment (IDE). MPLAB ICE 4 provides a flexible development experience and incorporates advanced debugging capabilities for writing resource-efficient code, offering all the necessary features to reduce debugging time.
“Engineers can leverage this powerful all-in-one system for greater development capabilities, offering new possibilities and applications with enhanced hardware options and wireless connectivity,” said Rodger Richey, director of Microchip’s systems development business unit. “Along with advanced power monitoring capabilities, embedded design engineers can simultaneously optimize hardware and software for a comprehensive, power-efficient design.”.
The MPLAB ICE 4 system connects via SuperSpeed USB 3.0 or High-Speed USB 2.0 and has a wireless option via Ethernet or Wi-Fi connectivity to offer flexibility and ease of use.
The system provides Ethernet or Wi-Fi connectivity for efficient wireless programming and debugging. Ethernet connectivity enables remote debugging in long-distance monitored applications. Additionally, Wi-Fi connectivity is excellent for providing isolation from environments such as high-voltage motor control applications or ungrounded floating systems.
The powerful hardware of MPLAB ICE 4 integrates seamlessly into the MPLAB X CI/CD setup via Ethernet, enabling an efficient hardware combination on the connection. Designers can use the CI/CD installer to configure Jenkins and Docker with the latest version of MPLAB X IDE v6.00.
It incorporates debugging functions that allow monitoring the relationship between power consumption and code using MPLAB Data Visualizer. Furthermore, embedded systems engineers can extract more information from the code by using two independent current sensing channels with varying resolutions to measure and optimize a design's power consumption.
Engineers can reduce development time thanks to the advanced features of MPLAB ICE 4, which offer numerous widely used instrumentation and instruction tracing capabilities. ICE 4's diverse interfaces and debugging and programming options for adapter card connections further reduce development time.
MPLAB ICE 4 debugs and programs all Microchip microcontrollers, digital signal controllers, and microprocessors, simplifying the design process when developers migrate from one Microchip microcontroller or microprocessor to another. With its advanced hardware, compatible devices, numerous features, reliability, and seamless integration with the latest version of MPLAB X IDE v6.00, it provides a complete development system. Along with Microchip's free proprietary MPLAB X IDE for embedded applications software, the company offers a comprehensive range of free compiler optimization licenses, professional-grade compiler licenses, functional security licenses, and code coverage licenses for developers.
Pricing and Availability:
The MPLAB ICE 4 DV244140 in-circuit emulator is available now for $1799 and includes an accessory kit. Other accessory kits are sold separately. The Microchip AC244140 accessory kit for MPLAB ICE 4 is priced at $350.
