MPLAB® Snap LEDs

TheMPLAB® Snap In-Circuit Debugger/Programmer has two fixed color LEDs. The Active LED is green and the Status LED is yellow. The expected start-up LED sequence for the MPLAB Snap debugger is:
Green - steady on; Yellow - off. The debugger is ready.

The LEDs have the following significance.

Table 1: Normal Modes LED Descriptions

LEDColorDescription
Active, onGreenPower is connected; debugger in standby.
Status, on (or pulsing activity)YellowDebugger is busy; activity during an operation.

The following table provides LED descriptions for errors.

Table 2: Error LED Descriptions

ErrorsDescription
Status, on 3 secondsBootloader problem accessing he serial EEPROM.
Status, on 10 secondsAPI commands cannot be processed by the Bootloader.
Active and Status, fast blink (alternating)A runtime exception occurred in the tool firmware.
Active and Status, fast blink (in tandem)A runtime exception occurred in the Bootloader.