4.3.3.1 Points To Be Considered:

Please ensure the PM3 operating system firmware version stored on the SD card matches the operating system firmware version on the MPLAB PM3 programmer. A mismatch may occur if an upgrade of the PM3 operating system was performed but the SD card firmware was not updated. Use the MPLAB IPE v3.40 or greater to select the Settings>Save firmware into SD Card option to load the PM3 SD card with the desired PM3 operating system firmware version.

Any firmware versions of v3.40 or greater are not compatible with earlier versions of MPLAB IPE. It is highly recommended that the MPLAB PM3 use the firmware packaged within the same MPLAB IPE version.


Version	Support
Prior to MPLAB IPE v3.25	One operating system supported.
MPLAB IPE v3.25-3.35	Two operating systems supported (32-bit and all other devices).
MPLAB IPE v3.40 or greater	Three operating systems supported (8-, 16-, 32-bit devices).