Microchip Technology PICkit 3 User Manual

PICkit™ 3 STARTER KIT USER’S GUIDE
 2012 Microchip Technology Inc. DS41628B-page 3
Table of Contents
Chapter 1. Overview
1.1 Introduction ............................................................................................. 13
1.2 Highlights ................................................................................................ 13
1.3 What’s New ............................................................................................ 13
1.4 Included Items ........................................................................................ 13
1.5 The Low Pin Count Board ...................................................................... 14
1.6 Software Overview ................................................................................. 15
1.7 Running the Demonstrations .................................................................. 15
Chapter 2. PIC
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MCU Architecture
2.1 Introduction ............................................................................................. 17
2.2 Core Basics ........................................................................................... 17
2.3 Data/Program Bus .................................................................................. 20
2.4 Accumulator ............................................................................................ 20
2.5 Instructions ............................................................................................. 20
2.6 Byte ........................................................................................................ 21
2.7 Bit ........................................................................................................... 21
2.8 Literal ...................................................................................................... 21
2.9 Control .................................................................................................... 22
2.10 Stack Level ............................................................................................. 25
2.11 Memory Organization ............................................................................. 25
2.12 Program Memory .................................................................................... 25
2.12.1 Flash Program Memory ......................................................................... 25
2.12.2 Configuration Words .............................................................................. 25
2.12.3 Device ID ............................................................................................... 25
2.12.4 Revision ID ............................................................................................ 26
2.12.5 User ID .................................................................................................. 27
2.13 Data Memory .......................................................................................... 27
2.13.1 Core Registers ....................................................................................... 28
2.13.2 Special Function Registers .................................................................... 28
2.13.3 General Purpose RAM .......................................................................... 28
2.13.4 Common RAM ....................................................................................... 28
2.14 Banks ...................................................................................................... 28
2.15 Data EEPROM Memory ......................................................................... 34
2.16 Programming Basics .............................................................................. 34
2.16.1 MPASM™ Assembler Operation ........................................................... 34
2.16.2 XC8 Operation ....................................................................................... 34
2.16.3 Numbers in the Assembler .................................................................... 36
2.16.4 Numbers in the XC8 Compiler ............................................................... 36

Microchip Technology PICkit 3 Specifications

General

Brand	Microchip Technology
Model	PICkit 3
Category	Computer Accessories
Language	English