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Microchip ICD5 PICKIT5 lack of reviews
« on: October 04, 2023, 03:11:39 am »
Hello everyone!

I was looking for an ICD5 or a PICKIT5 review but I couldn´t find anything. The thing is I´m considering to get on of those programmers/debuggers but there is a lack of reviews. No one has posted anything about them.

I currently have a ICD3 and i want to get the newer ICD5 but I´m hesitating because of the price. Since I´m just a hobbyst, I´m not quite sure if those $400USD will be well invested (Let´s say the only feature for me, that is wothwhile from the ICD5, is the complex breakpoints function).

Also, these debbugers are getting obsolete faster and more expensive over time. I don´t want to spend that amount of money every 5 years or so.

If any of you guys have one of the newest microchip programmers/dubbugers, could you please share your review?

Thanks

 

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Re: Microchip ICD5 PICKIT5 lack of reviews
« Reply #1 on: October 04, 2023, 02:50:04 pm »

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Re: Microchip ICD5 PICKIT5 lack of reviews
« Reply #2 on: October 04, 2023, 09:41:41 pm »
Some related info in this thread asking for experiences with ICE 4:
https://www.eevblog.com/forum/microcontrollers/any-mplab-ice4-experiences/
 
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Re: Microchip ICD5 PICKIT5 lack of reviews
« Reply #3 on: October 04, 2023, 10:23:39 pm »
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Does the MPLAB PICkit 5 In-Circuit Debugger have complex breakpoints?

Yes. You can break based on a value in a data memory location. You can also do sequenced breakpoints, where several events have to occur before it breaks. However, you can only do two sequences. You can also do the AND condition and do PASS counts.

I'd save your money and skip the ICD5 unless it has some other feature you need.
At the rate they're EOL'ing the tools (RealICE, ICD4, etc) it's probably $400 down the drain, soon to be replaced by the ICD6.


 
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Re: Microchip ICD5 PICKIT5 lack of reviews
« Reply #4 on: October 04, 2023, 11:34:11 pm »
I am still using a PICKIT 3 !
I bought a PK4 but it died very quickly so went back to PK3 and just stuck with it.
I think I paid about £40 for my PK3.
I have a Snap too which is faster and more reliable than PK3 but doesnt power DUT.
Unless you needing to work with latest devices maybe a PK4 woud do ?
 
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Re: Microchip ICD5 PICKIT5 lack of reviews
« Reply #5 on: October 05, 2023, 02:23:36 am »
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I bought a PK4 but it died very quickly
Microchip is said to have a good return/replace policy WRT their tools...

 
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Re: Microchip ICD5 PICKIT5 lack of reviews
« Reply #6 on: October 05, 2023, 02:29:07 am »
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I bought a PK4 but it died very quickly
Microchip is said to have a good return/replace policy WRT their tools...

Yes, we had a couple ICD3's that died for an unknown reason (although I suspect someone to have set the target voltage to 9V by mistake and killed them, but that was never proven >:D ), and we got them replaced with little asked.
 

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Re: Microchip ICD5 PICKIT5 lack of reviews
« Reply #7 on: October 05, 2023, 12:12:04 pm »
If you want a PICKit4 you better get one fast...
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As of September 1, 2023, this product will be EOL (End of Life). Please consider MPLAB PICkit 5 for your design needs.
 


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