PICkit 3 Features    USB (Full speed 12 Mbits/s interface to host PC)    Real-time execution    MPLAB X IDE compatible    Built-in over-voltage/short circuit monitor    Firmware upgradeable from PC/web download    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