Step 5: Select Plugin Board

Select the MPLAB REAL ICE in-circuit emulator plugin board. If the emulator is not chosen as your debug tool, MPLAB X IDE will not show this step.

A plugin board is a circuit board that is inserted into the emulator’s driver board slot to provide or add debug functionality.

Table 1. Emulator Plugin Boards
Supported Plugin Board	Board Description
None	Standard Communications driver board
None	High-Speed Communications driver board
JTAG Driver Board	JTAG Adapter board
Power Monitor Board	Power Monitor board (also inserts into logic probe connector)

Select your tool and then click Next>.

Figure 1. Project Wizard – Select Plugin