Q: Can I debug MPIDE sketches using Digilent chipKIT PGM?
No, you cannot actually.
But there is a method to use MPLAB to debug sketches written in MPIDE. That is what the following post describes:
Post subject: A new and easier way to debug chipKIT sketches in MPLAB
Posted on: Thu 13 Oct 2011 10:01 pm
http://www.chipkit.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=473
http://www.chipkit.org/repository/Debugging%20chipKIT%20with%20MPLAB%20IDE.pdf