So many option but little understanding

[rmteo]

I want to upgrade to in-circuit programming and in-circuit debuging but the options are overwhelming. I recently (1/1/10) retired and PIC programming of various gadgets is attractive to me, so I want a reasonably priced system of development with those cababilities.

Perhaps someone else has a solution that meets PickyBiker's requirements.

[malc-c]

Not sure what your budget is but you might want to consider the EasyPIC6 board



OK at £116 inc VAT it is more costly than the Pickit but I personally feel it is more cost effective in the long run as you have all the development items in one board and there is very little breadboarding. The board supports ICD, but I've never tried it with PBP /MCS

[PickyBiker]

Well a PICkit 2 is on the way. Next time I get a little in-rush of funds... an EasyPIC6 might be hard to resist. Looks like it would be just a hoot to play with all by itself. Love the idea of led's for each pic line and the LCD.

So many tools... So little time.

[rmteo]

I have an EasyPIC4 development board with the add-on 4x4 matrix keypad, SD/MMC card and RTC board that I no longer use (no GLCD). 70GBP plus shipping for the lot - let me know if you are interested.

[Acetronics2]

One more vote for Easy Pic 6 ... and its bunch of modules.

I use an easy Pic 5 for a while and MPLAB ICD features are missing ... EP6 has it, now !

Alain

[PickyBiker]

Alain, yes, there is an EP6 on my wish list. The next in-rush of funds will be when the Social Security check comes in. That'll be in about 2 and a half weeks.

[PickyBiker]

This looks like a great development board. One question, how well can it be integrated into my development environment, MPLAB IDE & PICBASIC Pro? The first thing I would like to do is make it the "programmer" in that environment, or course then I would want to use the built-in ICD or at least connect an ICD to it. Any chance of that happening? If not, would you just create the .hex file and use the supplied flash proogram to get it into the PIC? Not the cleanest method, but it should work.