Back from 6 yrs away - best in circuit programmer/breadboard?

[jellis00]

Hi John,
Can you elaborate on a problem or two with the PK3?

Henrick, I shied away from PICKIT3 because of the videos and also a couple of postings of problems with it that I can no longer find. But I can't point to any personal problems with it because I never bought one...just stayed with my time proven PICKIT2.

In reading the posts below it sounds like I had better consider trading up to PICKIT3...or maybe an melabs U3. Have never studied the melabs U3 that DT mentions.....does it let you do incircuit programming via ICSP header?
Regards, John

[Demon]

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In reading the posts below it sounds like I had better consider trading up to PICKIT3...or maybe an melabs U3. Have never studied the melabs U3 that DT mentions.....does it let you do incircuit programming via ICSP header?
Regards, John

It's a U2 and yes you can ICSP via header.