Overview
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2009 Microchip Technology Inc.
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FIGURE 1-2:
PICKIT™ 3 PROGRAMMER CONNECTOR PINOUT
1.2.5
Status LEDs
The Status LEDs indicate the status of the PICkit 3.
1.
Power
(green) – Power is supplied to the PICkit 3 via the USB port.
2.
Active
(blue) – The PICkit 3 has connection to the PC USB port and the
communication link is active.
3.
Status:
Busy
(yellow) – The PICkit 3 is busy with a function in progress, such as
programming.
Error
(red) – The PICkit 3 has encountered an error.
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HOW THE PICKIT 3 PROGRAMMER/DEBUGGER HELPS YOU
The PICkit 3 programmer/debugger allows you to:
• Debug your application on your own hardware in real time
• Debug with hardware breakpoints
• Set breakpoints based on internal events
• Monitor internal file registers
• Emulate at full speed
• Program your device
1
2
3
4
5
6
*
The 6-pin header (0.100" spacing) accepts 0.025" square pins.
Pin Description*
1 = V
PP
/MCLR
2 = V
DD
Target
3 = V
SS
(ground)
4 = ICSPDAT/PGD
5 = ICSPCLK/PGC
6 = LVP
Pin 1 Indicator
Note:
The programming connector pin functions are different for programming
Serial EEPROMS and HCS devices. See the ReadMe file for the PICkit 3
(
Help>Readme)
included with the MPLAB IDE software for these pinouts.
