Yup, I wired the 10-pin connector on my MeLabs serial programmer directly to the breadboard and do all my programming in-circuit. I use MicroCode Studio Plus using normal compilation and try to get everything working right. The other night was the first time I hit a wall in the debugging and slapped together a MAX232CPE circuit and followed these steps:

- ICD compile using MeLabs serial programmer.
- unplug programmer and connect MAX232CPE circuit.
- run ICD and follow the breadcrumbs.

You don't have to do step #2 'cause you have a USB programmer.

Now I have to make myself a "Y" switchboard to toggle between 2 DB9 connectors: serial programmer and ICD debugger. That way I won't have to play musical chairs with the single serial cable on my computer.

Robert