MPLAB® Snap vs. MPLAB® PICkit™ 4
The following tables compare the MPLAB® Snap In-Circuit Debugger/Programmer to the MPLAB® PICkit™ 4 In-Circuit Debugger/Programmer.
Table 1: Features Comparison| Feature | MPLAB Snap | MPLAB PICkit 4 |
|---|---|---|
| Enclosure | No, exposed PCB | Yes |
| USB Powered | Yes | Yes |
| USB Speed | High | High |
| USB Cable supplied | No | Yes |
| Programmable Vpp | No | Yes |
| Programmable Vdd | No | Yes |
| Emulator Power | No | Yes |
| Power to Target | No | Yes - 50 mA |
| Voltage Monitoring | No | Yes |
| Current Sensing | No | Yes |
| Target Power | Yes | Yes |
| Target Voltage Boost | No | Yes |
| RGB Indicators | LED | Yes |
| Software Breakpoints | Yes | Yes |
| Breakpoints | Complex | Complex |
| Buffered Pin Drivers | Yes | Yes |
| Configurable pull-ups | No | Yes |
| Drag and Drop Programming | Yes | Yes |
| Programmer to Go | No | Yes |
| Production Programmer | No | Yes |
| Products Supported | Most Flash MCUs | All Flash MCUs |
| Pay-Per-Feature | No | Yes |
| I²C DGI | Yes | Yes |
| CDD UART | Yes | Yes |
| SEE configuration (boot) | Yes | Yes |
| SPI DGI | Yes | Yes |
| USART DGI | Yes | Yes |
| USB Serialization | Yes | Yes |
| Recovery Method | PCB pads | Pushbutton |
| Interface | MPLAB Snap | MPLAB PICkit 4 |
|---|---|---|
| ICSP™ | Yes | Yes |
| MIPS EJTAG 2wire | Yes | Yes |
| MIPS EJTAG 4wire | Yes | Yes |
| ARM® SWD | Yes | Yes |
| AVR® 32 JTAG 4wire | Yes | Yes |
| PDI | Yes, low voltage only | Yes |
| UPDI | Yes, low voltage only | Yes |
| UPDI/HV | No | Yes |
| TPI | Yes | Yes |
| ISP Programming | Yes | Yes |
| debugWIRE | Yes | Yes |
| AWIRE | Yes | Yes |