MPLAB
®
ICD 3 User’s Guide for MPLAB X IDE
DS50002081B-page 14
2012-2014 Microchip Technology Inc.
2.2
TOOLS COMPARISON
The MPLAB ICD 3 In-Circuit Debugger system differs physically and operationally from
other Microchip debug tools as shown below. Specific features may vary by device -
see the Development Tools Selector (DTS) on the Microchip website for details.
TABLE 2-1:
DEBUG TOOLS COMPARISON
Features
MPLAB ICD 3
In-Circuit
Debugger
PICkit 3
Programmer/
Debugger
MPLAB REAL ICE™
In-Circuit
Emulator
USB Speed
High and Full
Full Only
High and Full
USB Driver
Microchip
HID
Microchip
USB Powered
Yes
Yes
Yes
Power to Target
Yes
Yes
No
Programmable V
PP
and V
DD
Yes
Yes
Yes
Vdd Drain from Target
<50uA
20mA
<50uA
Overvoltage/Overcurrent
Protection
Yes (HW)
Yes (SW)
Yes (HW)
Device emulation
Full speed
Full speed
Full speed
HW Breakpoints
Complex
Simple
Complex
Stopwatch
Yes
Yes
Yes
SW Breakpoints
Yes
No
Yes
Program Image
No
512K bytes
No
Serialized USB
Yes
Yes
Yes
Trace
No
No
Yes
Data Capture
No
No
Yes
Logic Probe Triggers
No
No
Yes
High Speed/LVDS
Connection
No
No
Yes
Production Programmer
Yes
No
Yes
