The PICkit 3 allows debugging and programming of PIC(R) and dsPIC(R) Flash microcontrollers using the powerful graphical user interface of the MPLAB Integrated Development Environment (IDE), and it does this all at a most affordable price point. This kit includes the 44-pin demo board with a PIC18F45K20 microcontroller, a USB cable, and a CD that includes the following:
PICkit 3 Debugger/Programmer
PICkit 3 Users Guide
A series of 12 lessons on assembly programming that cover I/O, A/D converters, timers, interrupts, and data tables (All source code files are provided)
A Debugging Tutorial on using the PICkit 3 as a debugger with the MPLAB IDE
Microchips FREE MPLAB IDE software and C Compiler for a complete code development environment