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Answer: No. A MiniProg3 is not required to program the PSoC 3 First Touch Starter Kit. The kit has an on-board programmer to program the PSoC 3 on the kit. The programming is done based on the serial wire debug (SWD) Protocol. The kit has on-board SWD/USB converter, so we can program it using the USB cable. The figure shows the port provided in the kit for connecting USB cable.