PickKit 5 device is not found

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Describe the problem

Ive been successfully using hid4java for several years to enumerate and talk to USB-based debuggers such as the PicKit 4. I recently I tried to use the newer PicKit 5 device, but it is not detected by hid4java (even with the latest 0.8.0 release.) The PicKit 5 seems to be visible in the Mac's USB menu, but this may be a false indication as the device also contains a serial port.

Platform

Mac Pro 5,1 using Mojave 10.14.6 (18G9323)

To Reproduce

Try to enumerate with code like:

for (HidDevice hidDevice : hidServices.getAttachedHidDevices()) {
   ...

and the PicKit 5 is not found...

Expected behavior

Expected to find the device

Additional information

This test code should illustrate the problem:

package org.hid4java; import org.hid4java.*;

public class ListHIDDevices { public static void main(String[] args) throws HidException { ListHIDDevices example = new ListHIDDevices(); example.listDevices(); }

public void listDevices () throws HidException { // Configure to use custom specification HidServicesSpecification hidServicesSpecification = new HidServicesSpecification(); hidServicesSpecification.setAutoShutdown(true); hidServicesSpecification.setScanInterval(500); hidServicesSpecification.setPauseInterval(5000); hidServicesSpecification.setScanMode(ScanMode.SCAN_AT_FIXED_INTERVAL_WITH_PAUSE_AFTER_WRITE); // Get HID services using custom specification HidServices hidServices = HidManager.getHidServices(hidServicesSpecification); // Start the services hidServices.start(); // Provide a list of attached devices for (HidDevice hidDevice : hidServices.getAttachedHidDevices()) { int iNum = hidDevice.getInterfaceNumber(); String manf = hidDevice.getManufacturer().trim(); String prod = hidDevice.getProduct(); int vendor = hidDevice.getVendorId(); int product = hidDevice.getProductId(); String serialNum = hidDevice.getSerialNumber(); int usage = hidDevice.getUsage(); String id = hidDevice.getId(); int releaseNum = hidDevice.getReleaseNumber(); int usePage = hidDevice.getUsagePage(); System.out.printf("%04X:%04X:%04X - prod: %-30s, manf: %s", vendor, product, usage, prod.trim(), manf.trim()); System.out.print((manf.length() > 1 ? " (" + manf + ")" : "") + (serialNum != null && serialNum.length() > 0 ? " (serial number: " + serialNum + ")" : "")); if (hidDevice.isOpen()) { hidDevice.close(); } if (hidDevice.open() && hidDevice.isOpen()) { hidDevice.setNonBlocking(true); hidDevice.close(); } System.out.println(); } // Shut down and rely on auto-shutdown hook to clear HidApi resources hidServices.shutdown(); } }

With the PickKit 4 I see this line included in the printout with the other HID devices:

03EB:2177:0001 - prod: MPLAB PICkit 4 CMSIS-DAP , manf: Microchip Technology Incorporated (Microchip Technology Incorporated) (serial number: BUR202273231)

However, when I switch to the PicKit 5 only the other HID devices are listed.