As escalating microcontroller speeds quickly outpace traditional in-circuit emulating capabilities, the new MPLAB ICD 3 in-circuit debugger is designed to give you premium performance. Flash MCU programming times are 15X or faster than the current generation. Improved speeds and features allow the design and debugging process to proceed quickly and efficiently. Maintaining backward compatibility with Microchip’s RJ-11 interface, the MPLAB ICD 3 can easily connect to target boards for quick device programming. Further, by integrating this new tool with the free and feature-rich MPLAB IDE, Microchip provides design engineers with a familiar development environment. This integration also serves to shorten the learning curve as customers move up or down the 500-strong PIC MCU and dsPIC DSC offerings to find the best device for their application.

Other key features of the MPLAB ICD 3 include up to 1,000 software
breakpoints, 2 to 5.5 volt operation, a ruggedized target interface for increased protection from over-voltage and over-current, internal memory for program storage, and 100 mA of target power support. Future Microchip device firmware support is easily added through updated versions of the MPLAB IDE. To assist users with system troubleshooting and failure isolation, a diagnostic Test Interface Module is also included.
The MPLAB ICD 3 is shipped with:

• Test Interface Module
• RJ-11 and USB 2.0 cables
• CD containing the MPLAB IDE and full documentation
• Reference poster

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