MPLAB® PM3 Universal Device Programmer no longer supports all PIC MCU devices. To see if your device is supported, input your device part number here: https://www.microchip.com/en-us/development-tools-tools-and-software/devtoolselector
Alternate products to use for production programming for all PIC devices are:
The MPLAB® PM3 Universal Device Programmer is easy to use and operates with a PC or as a stand-alone unit, and programs Microchip's entire line of PIC® devices as well as the latest dsPIC® DSC devices. When used standalone, data can be loaded and saved with the SD/MMC card (not included).
The MPLAB® PM3 Universal Device Programmer is easy to use and operates with a PC or as a stand-alone unit, and programs Microchip's entire line of PIC® devices as well as the latest dsPIC® DSC devices. When used standalone, data can be loaded and saved with the SD/MMC card (not included).