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