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This release note provides information about version 1.0.0.0 of the PICkit 3 Programmer Application released on January 28, 2011. It supports all devices supported by the PICkit 3 in MPLAB 8.60 and has been tested on Windows XP, Windows 7 32-bit and 64-bit operating systems requiring .NET 2.0. The note lists some known issues including device auto-detect not being functional, text cut off in status messages, potential incorrect blank checks, and checksum mismatches compared to MPLAB. It also provides workarounds for communication issues if the AP or RS firmware is corrupt.

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PICKit 3 Programmer 1 0 Readme

This release note provides information about version 1.0.0.0 of the PICkit 3 Programmer Application released on January 28, 2011. It supports all devices supported by the PICkit 3 in MPLAB 8.60 and has been tested on Windows XP, Windows 7 32-bit and 64-bit operating systems requiring .NET 2.0. The note lists some known issues including device auto-detect not being functional, text cut off in status messages, potential incorrect blank checks, and checksum mismatches compared to MPLAB. It also provides workarounds for communication issues if the AP or RS firmware is corrupt.

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Release Notes for the PICkit 3 Programmer Application Updated: 2011 January 28 ----------------------------------------------------------------------Device Support ----------------------------------------------------------------------This version of the

PICkit 3 Programmer Application supports all devices supported by the PICkit 3 as of MPLAB 8.60. Refer to the MPLAB release notes for more details. Typically, this is installed to C:\Program Files\Microchip\MPLAB IDE\Readmes\, and is also available online at http://www.microchip.com/mplab/. ----------------------------------------------------------------------Operating System Support List ----------------------------------------------------------------------This tool has been tested under the following operating systems. It is expected to work properly on any x86 machine with Microsoft's .NET 2.0 framework installed. Windows XP 32-bit Windows 7 32- and 64-bit. ----------------------------------------------------------------------Version 1.0.0.0 -- 2011 January 28 ----------------------------------------------------------------------Questions, comments, bug reports, and feature requests should be posted in the PICkit 3 forum on the Microchip Forums (http://www.microchip.com/forums/). This application requires the .NET 2.0 framework to be installed. Known Issues: ------------> Device auto-detect is not yet functional, but the device ID is verified (if the device has one) before all operations. > Some text in the status message box falls off the edge of the box and cannot be read. > The "Blank Check" feature can frequently indicate that a blank device is not blank. Typically this is due to a configuration word mismatch in the device file. There is no work-around, but manually verifying the configuration values as "blank" is possible by reading the device. > The Checksum calculation is not fully tested yet and may not match MPLAB in all cases. > A "No target device found" error is sometimes shown after switching or updating the AP. Simply retry the operation. > The application can have problems communicating to the PICkit 3 if the AP or RS is corrupt (say, from an interrupted transfer). The easiest work-around is to use MPLAB to re-flash the programmer with the latest version of the firmware ("Manual Download" in the programmer settings). This manifests itself as trouble connecting to the PICkit 3 or, in the worst cases, application crashes. > The application cannot recover a PICkit 3 that has only the bootloader AP installed. This is not a normal occurance; it can only happen if

there is a write failure during certain parts of the firmware upgrade process. Use MPLAB to recover the firmware to a consistent state. > The application will sometimes not launch with the PICkit 3 connected. Disconnecting the PICkit 3 should cause the application to show. Known quirks: ------------> Turning off target power supplied by the PICkit 3 can take a noticable amount of time under some circumstances. Two work-arounds exist: Supply target power externally, or manually enable target power from the PICkit 3 before an operation so that it is not automatically disabled afterwards. > The "Blank Check" feature does not update the progress bar.

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