Developer Help

The IPE supports many programming tools including:

• MPLAB® ICD 3 In-Circuit Debugger - recommended for production programming
  • Additional training materials for ICD 3 can be found here.

• MPLAB® PICkit™ 3 Debugger/Programmer - for development programming only
  • Additional training materials for PICkit™ 3 can be found here.

• MPLAB® PM3 Programmer - recommended for production programming
  • Additional information on PM3 can be found here.
  • The user's guide to setting up PM3 can be found here.

• MPLAB® REAL ICE™ Emulator - recommended for production programming
  • Additional training materials for PM3 can be found here.