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