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We offer a selection of programmers and debuggers to support your development using PIC®, AVR® and SAM microcontrollers (MCUs) and dsPIC® Digital Signal Controllers (DSCs). They deliver seamless compatibility and feature graphical, drag-and-drop programming.

In-Circuit Emulator and Debugger Selection Guide

Feature   MPLAB® ICE 4 In-Circuit Emulator, Programmer, Debugger MPLAB ICD 5 In-Circuit Debugger, Programmer MPLAB PICkit™ 5 In-Circuit Debugger, Programmer MPLAB Snap In-Circuit Debugger, Programmer MPLAB PICkit™ Basic In-Circuit Debugger, Programmer Atmel-ICE Power Debugger
Products Supported   PIC®, AVR®, and SAM MCUs, dsPIC® DSCs, SAM MPUs PIC, AVR, and SAM MCUs, dsPIC DSCs, SAM MPUs PIC, AVR, and SAM MCUs, dsPIC DSCs, SAM MPUs PIC, AVR, and SAM MCUs, dsPIC DSC PIC, AVR, and SAM MCUs, dsPIC DSCs, SAM MPUs AVR and SAM MCUs AVR and SAM MCUs
IDE Supported  

MPLAB X IDE,

MPLAB Extensions for VS Code

MPLAB X IDE,

MPLAB Extensions for VS Code

MPLAB X IDE,

MPLAB Extensions for VS Code

MPLAB X IDE,

MPLAB Extensions for VS Code

 MPLAB X IDE, MPLAB IPE, MPLAB Extensions for VS Code Microchip Studio Microchip Studio
USB 2.0 Speed   High High High High High High High
USB 3.0 Speed   SuperSpeed No No No No No No
Ethernet   Yes Yes No No No No No
Wi-Fi®   Yes No No No No No No
Bluetooth®   No No Yes No No No No
USB Driver   Microchip + Cypress with bindings Microchip Microchip Microchip Microchip HID + Microchip HID + Microchip
USB Powered   Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Ethernet Powered   No Yes No No No No No
Programmable Vpp   Yes Yes Yes No No No No
Power to Target   Yes Yes - 1A Yes - 150 mA No No No No
Programmable Vdd   Yes Yes Yes No No No No
Vdd Drain from Target   < 1 mA < 2 ma < 2 ma < 1 mA < 1 mA < 1 mA < 1 mA
Over Voltage/Current Protection   Yes Yes Yes, Software OV Only OV Only Yes, Hardware Yes, Hardware
Breakpoints   Complex Complex Simple Simple Simple Target Dependent Target Dependent
Software Breakpoints   Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Memory for target image storage   No No Micro SD Card No No No No
Programmer-to-Go (PTG) Feature   No No Multiple - With PTG App No No No No
Serialized USB   Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Trace, Native   Yes Coresight, SWO No No No Coresight, SWO Coresight, SWO
Trace, Other (SPI, PORT, Inst)   SPI, UART, I2C, PORT, iFlowtrace 1.0, IFlowtrace 2.0, ETM, SWV SWV No No No SPI, UART SPI, UART, I2C, USART
Data Capture   Yes No No No No No No
Logic/Probe Triggers   Yes No No No No No 4 Channels
Production Programmer   Yes Yes Yes No No No No
Power Measurement/Profiling   2 Channels 1 Channel No No No No 2 Channels
Part Number   DV244140 DV164055 PG164150 PG164100 PG164110 ATATMEL-ICE ATPOWERDEBUGGER
MSRP   $1,799.00 $399.99 $94.99 $14.95 $29.99 $130.00 $190.00

*Full device support in progress. Please review documentation for complete list of supported devices.

   

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