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Detailed Description:

Accelerate your PIC microcontroller and dsPIC digital signal controller development with the essential PICkit3 In-Circuit Debugger Programmer Emulator. This versatile and cost-effective tool, fully compatible with Microchip's powerful MPLAB IDE and MPLAB X IDE, provides a seamless interface for programming, debugging, and emulating your PIC projects directly on your hardware. It's an indispensable asset for embedded systems engineers, hobbyists, and students in Pune and across India.

The PICkit3 leverages In-Circuit Serial Programming (ICSP), allowing you to program and debug your microcontroller without removing it from the circuit board, saving time and simplifying your workflow. It connects to your PC via a full-speed USB interface, ensuring stable and fast communication. The module is powered directly from the USB port, eliminating the need for an external power supply, though it can also provide power to the target device (typically between 2.0V to 5.5V).

Key technical features include real-time debugging capabilities, enabling you to set breakpoints, monitor watch variables, and perform single-step execution to meticulously analyze your code's behavior. It supports a wide array of PIC microcontroller families (PIC10, PIC12, PIC16, PIC18, PIC24) and dsPIC devices, offering broad compatibility for diverse applications. The PICkit3 can also read and write program and data memory, configuration bytes, and user IDs. Built-in over-voltage and short-circuit monitoring protect both the debugger and your target circuit from accidental damage. With its diagnostic LEDs (Power, Busy, Error) providing clear status indications, and support for the convenient "Programmer-to-Go" function (allowing programming without a PC), the PICkit3 is a robust, user-friendly, and affordable tool that streamlines the entire PIC microcontroller development cycle.

The PICkit3 is an in-circuit programmer and debugger developed by Microchip for use with PIC and dsPIC microcontrollers. It allows you to program and debug code directly on the hardware, eliminating the need for external programmers.

The device interfaces between your computer (via USB) and the target microcontroller, using ICSP (In-Circuit Serial Programming). It integrates seamlessly with MPLAB IDE and MPLAB X, enabling real-time variable watch, breakpoints, single-step execution, and memory inspection.

This is a reliable and budget-friendly alternative to the original PICkit3 from Microchip, often referred to as a "PICkit3 clone," and supports a wide range of 8-bit, 16-bit, and 32-bit PIC MCUs.

Key Features:

• Programs and debugs PIC and dsPIC microcontrollers

• Supports ICSP (In-Circuit Serial Programming)

• Fully compatible with MPLAB IDE / MPLAB X IDE

• Real-time debugging: watch, step, and breakpoint functions

• USB powered – no external supply needed

• LED indicators for power, activity, and status

• Compact and portable – ideal for embedded developers

• Supports wide device range (PIC10, PIC12, PIC16, PIC18, PIC24, dsPIC, etc.)

Technical Specifications:

How to Use:

1. Connect the PICkit3 to your PC using a USB cable.

2. Launch MPLAB IDE / MPLAB X and select the correct PIC device.

3. Use a 6-pin ICSP cable to connect to your target circuit.

4. Load or write code in MPLAB and program/debug directly on the chip.

5. Monitor status LEDs to confirm connection and activity.

Applications:

• Programming PIC and dsPIC microcontrollers

• Embedded system debugging and firmware development

• Academic learning and microcontroller training

• Production line programming and testing

• Real-time variable monitoring and error diagnosis

• DIY electronics, automation systems, robotics

Package Includes:

• 1 x PICkit3 Programmer / Debugger Module (Compatible version)

• 1 x ICSP 6-pin Connector Cable

• 1 x USB A to Mini-B Cable