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MPLAB

PM3 User’s Guide

2.5.3 Setting Up the Communications Port

You can set up MPLAB PM3 to communicate with MPLAB IDE through one of the serial

COM ports (1-4) or USB.

2.5.3.1 SERIAL COMMUNICATIONS

From the MPLAB Programmer menu, select Programmer>Settings

and click on the

Communications tab. A dialog similar to the one shown in Figure 2-5 will display.

FIGURE 2-5: COMMUNICATIONS PORT SETUP DIALOG

The Communications Port Setup dialog shows the possible PC serial and USB

communication ports. Click OK to set the options or Cancel to ignore the changes and

close the dialog.