10% humidity? Wow! I suppose you have a very good comfort feeling there!

My town is normally around 50 to 70%, at nights over 80%. When it blows from north things are much better with 20-30%.

Thats when we experience some arcs in social relations. Normally there is no problem with static around although I play on the safe side with mat on the floor and workbench, wearing also a wrist band too.

Ioannis

P.S. Alain is right about the reference tool. By the way I wonder why on Pickit3 they do not offer a UART tool? Newer is not always more flexible.