>Anyone have a list of devices that the Pickit3 supports, specifically=20
>PIC32 devices?


*All] PIC32 devices are supported by Pickit3 as far as I know.


>Also, I've seen a number of posts that indicate that the Pickit3 is=20
>problematic, compared to the Pickit2, but those posts are a year old.=A0=20
>Is this still the case?


The most important missing thing when pickit 3 was released was the standal=
one programming application that has the pickit 2.

But I read and watched several videos talking about the release of the stan=
dalone application for pickit3 but I can't get any useful link to the app.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3D3EkNUa2nSDE

http://www.microchip.com/forums/m554515.aspx



>Most importantly though, I've read that each time the Pickit3 switches=20
>processor families, it needs to download new firmware.=A0 Not sure where=20
>it's downloading from, but I'm assuming it means download off the=20
>internet... ?=A0 If so, what if I'm not connected to the internet?=A0 Will=
=20
>it get it off my local PC, or will it just not be able to continue working=
?


It is true that new firmwares can be downloaded to the programmer when chan=
ing device families but
you don't need to be connected to the internet all the time.  The firmwares=
 are picked up from your MPLAB directory (v8.8x or IDE X)


>Cheers,
>-Neil.
>

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