The PICkit 3 from Microchip is an in-circuit debugger/programmer for PIC and dsPIC FLASH microcontrollers and is a low cost tool that requires a minimum of additional hardware and no expensive sockets or adaptors. The kit is controlled using the powerful and easy to use graphical interface of the MPLAB X IDE software (supplied) running on a Windows PC.
The PICkit 3 can now also reprogram any PIC microcontroller with a simple push of a button with the Programmer-To-Go function. The device can also be connected to the target via an Microchip debug (RJ-11) connector (compatible with MPLAB ICD 2, MPLAB ICD 3 and MPLAB REAL ICE). The connector uses two device I/O pins and the reset line to implement in-circuit debugging and In-Circuit Serial Programming.
Application usage can vary from software development to hardware integration.
- Totally enclosed
- Connection via USB
- Real-time execution
- Supplied with MPLAB IDE
- Built-in over-voltage/short circuit monitor
- Firmware upgradeable from PC/web download
- Supports low voltage to 2V (2 to 6V 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
- Supplied with USB cable
