PICkit 3 Features:
USB (Full speed 12 Mbits/s interface to host PC)
Real-time execution
MPLAB IDE compatible (free copy included)
Built-in over-voltage/short circuit monitor
Firmware upgradeable from PC/web download
Totally enclosed
Supports low voltage to 2.0 volts (2.0v to 6.0v range)
Diagnostic LEDs (power, busy, error)
Read/write program and data memory of microcontroller
Erase of program memory space with verification
Freeze-peripherals at breakpoint
Program up to 512K byte flash with the Programmer-to-Go
Support windows 7 system
Function, performance:
Programming function: Can burn and write FLASH ROM, EEPROM, etc.
Simulation function: supports various debugging methods such as full-speed operation, single-step debugging, and breakpoint debugging.
Simulation performance: using USB interface for simulation debugging, single-step debugging, breakpoint debugging, fast response speed!
Programming performance: Using USB interface, ICSP download, download speed is fast!
Use USB interface to connect to PC
The PICkit3 development tool has built-in drivers to realize high-speed USB communication.
Connection interface with target board
ICSP standard interface specified by PICkit3.
Firmware can be upgraded
In the future, Microchip will introduce more PIC models, and will also add new device models to the ICSP device support list. When you need to use the latest models in future development, upgrade kit3, and upgrade firmware programs, you will be able to support the new Model!
The upgrade method is automatic upgrade, and Microchip will provide an upgrade program.
Tool description:
The PICkit 3 programmer/debugger is a simple low-cost online debugger controlled by a PC running MPLAB IDE (v8.20 or higher) software on a Windows® platform.
PICkit3 can program and debug almost the entire series of PIC FLASH microcontroller chips such as Microchip's PIC10/12/16/18/24/32, dsPIC30/dsPIC33, etc. And PICkit3 can program Microchip's KEELOQ HCS series chips, MCP250xx CAN series chips, and EEPROM memory chips.
Compared with PICkit2, PICkit3 has the advantages of stable simulation, more supported models, and faster speed. It can stably support PIC16, PIC18, PIC24, DSPIC and other series of MCU simulation and download.









