Debugging Multiple Projects

If you need to work on more than one project at a time, MPLAB® X IDE allows you to do just that. Multiple projects may be opened in MPLAB X IDE and viewed in the Projects window. The following image shows two open projects, Lab04-Solution and TestProject.

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As we can see below, we have multiple debuggers connected to same PC and each project uses a different one. Lab04-Solution uses an ICD3 while TestProject uses a PICkit3™.

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1

To start debugging each project, right-click on the project's name on the Projects window and select Debug.

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2

Open the Sessions window (Window > Debugging > Sessions) and you can switch between any currently running debug sessions.

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When one debug session is switched to another, the Watches, Variables, and the PIC Memory Views windows will switch to show the project currently being debugged. The status bits should also follow the currently selected project. The dashboard will follow the last selected project whether it is being debugged or not. This is by design.

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