* USB (high-speed 12 Mbits / s interface to PC host) Real-time execution
* Compatible with MPLAB IDE (free copy)
* Built-in over-voltage / short-circuit monitor
* Firmware upgrade via PC / internet download
* Fully enclosed
* Supports low voltage to 2.0V (2.0V to 6.0V range)
* Diagnostic LED (power, busy, wrong)
* Read / write program and microcontroller data memory
* Erase with verification program memory space Breakpoints
* Freeze peripherals
* Program flash memory up to 512K bytes using Programmer-to-Go