Frequently Asked Questions

PICkitXtra is a programming interface for current generation Microchip programmers that also enables hardware debugging and simulation of PIC microcontrollers on GC Studio.

Any current generation Microchip programmer such as: PICkit 4, PICkit 5, PICkit Basic, SNAP, ICD 4, ICD 5, ICE 4 or any development board with PKOB, PKOB4, EDBG or MEDBG. We also support legacy programmers but their functionality is limited by the hardware.

No, there is no need of MPLAB X installation for any function of PICkitXtra (programming, reading, erase, debugging, etc.)

PICkitXtra is compatible with any 64bit version from Microsoft Windows 7 to Microsoft Windows 11

Check that you have downloaded the pack containing your microcontroller family on the Package Manager of PICkitXtra

No, legacy support is limited by the hardware limitations and it will not be possible to add newer parts to them, while the current generation programmer can target almost all microcontrollers produced by microchip (and new parts will be supported).

Yes, GC Studio have integrations to use PICkitXtra directly in your workflow

GC Studio supports step by step debugging, simple break points, conditional break points, complex break points, view of CPU registers, view/edit and interpretation of variables, view/edit general purpose registers and memory inspection