Pbp + Mplab + Icd2

[Bruce]

Hi Chris,

Check with meLabs on this one. Like I mentioned before, I have an ICD2, but I haven't
used it in several years.

I find it a lot less trouble & work to just build the circuit & test it directly rather than use
some in-circuit debug hardware that eats up my time/resources.

I'm not saying in-circuit debug is a bad thing - it's just that I've never been able to justify
the additional time, effort, or cost requirements VS simply testing my code on the physical
hardware in real-time operation, on the target hardware.

I have just never had a reason to step line-by-line through any code that I already know
what it's supposed to be doing. I think it's great for learning, but it's just not something I
need for what I do here.

I will run some sections of code through MPSIM just to find precise timing for some routines
or functions, but I just don't need ICD, so I don't use it, and can't offer much help...;o}

[chris vp]

Thanks Bruce....

I got your point & with the idea you presented seems was logical enough coz right now I find it easy to plug the chip into the demo board to debug the program.
Your insight just supported my thought on ICD debugging.

Regards

Chris