"Martin Riddle" wrote in message
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The ICD2 is RS232 and USB. It has its own micro inside, so Its not a
direct link to MPLAB.
The ICD2 also has its own driver to load to work with MPLAB.
I made the Tait programmer and used Davids software for 16F parts. For the
18F parts I purchased the ICD2 and use the demo compiler.
Programs fast, but debugging is a little slow. (wish they had more break
points)

Cheers


Hi Martin,

We used the ICD2 for several projects with the same observations. Last year
Microchip released the Real ICE which has unlimited breakpoints and runs
fast. Cost is $500 - a drop in the bucket as far as professional salaries
go...
http://microchip.com/stellent/idcplg...ame =en028120