The emulator is based on the state-of-the-art programmable gate arrays, This solution is far more flexible and offers more functionality than the "traditional" one, based on bond-out chips specially manufactured. The analogue peripherals are designed to be compatible with the ones found on the original PIC MCUs.

The target device type, clock frequency, oscillator type, reset, watchdog and many other parameters are software selectable, with no confusing jumper settings or interchangeable oscillator modules. The user only needs to connect the target probe for 18-pin or 8-pin devices.

An internal clock frequency synthesizer provides the clock in the range from 25 kHz to 20 MHz (full speed of emulated devices). The user can select among various oscillator modes: crystal, RC with CLKOUT equal to Fosc/4, external clock up to 10 MHz, or external RC oscillator.

Target application independent functionality: the emulator can be used with or without a target system (which allows to test internal routines independently of application), like a "real-time software simulator".

All device resources are available for the user's application. Nothing is used by the emulator hardware or software. MU Beta offers excellent device resource accessibility even when running at full application speed, so you do not have to stop the real-time run to watch and modify the device registers.

Low voltage applications? No problem with MU Beta. Target application supply voltage can be as low as 2 V and your emulator will still work fine. No obvious 5 V only limitations.

Extensive break logic possibilities: Unlimited number of breakpoints anywhere in the code memory, activated BEFORE instruction execution. Many other break conditions: file register breaks in data memory, Timer0 overflow, Trace buffer overflow, Watchdog timer overflow, Stack overflow/underflow, Break on external input (Trigger In).

32-bit instruction cycle counter - stopwatch - with overflow detection accurately counts active cycles both in Run or Step modes. The time is displayed in cycles and in microseconds. A second - differential - counter is implemented in software.

Flexibility of emulator circuitry allows software upgrades (e.g. via Internet) of the emulator hardware and even custom modifications to accomodate any user need.

Trace memory 256 instructions deep, tracing is fully user selectable for arbitrary (even discontinuous) locations and areas.

Default device socket is DIP, SMD headers can be ordered as an option.