ICD & PBP && how to get it to work

[Bruce]

I don't have a 4550 to test, but it works fine with an 18F4431. See attached.

Does it work if you try something simple like this?

Pause 10     ' This statement is placed at beginning of code for ICD use
;--- if you un-comment these, you must comment the ones in the .inc file--
ASM ; 18F2550/4550, 8mhz crystal
   __CONFIG   _CONFIG1L, _PLLDIV_2_1L & _CPUDIV_OSC4_PLL6_1L & _USBDIV_2_1L
   __CONFIG   _CONFIG1H, _FOSC_HSPLL_HS_1H
   __CONFIG   _CONFIG2L, _PWRT_ON_2L & _BOR_OFF_2L & _VREGEN_ON_2L
   __CONFIG   _CONFIG2H, _WDT_ON_2H & _WDTPS_512_2H
   __CONFIG   _CONFIG3H, _PBADEN_OFF_3H ; PortB resets as digital
   __CONFIG   _CONFIG4L, _LVP_OFF_4L & _XINST_OFF_4L
ENDASM
 
 DEFINE OSC 16
 
 MyVar VAR BYTE
  
Main:  
  FOR MyVar = 0 TO 50
   HIGH 0
   PAUSE 5
   LOW 0
   PAUSE 5
  NEXT
  GOTO Main
  
  END

If the above works, then it may be something in your code causing the problem
or maybe a bad ICD model file?

Sorry I can't offer more help, but I haven't used MCS+ ICD in years.

Have you tried contacting Mecanique for tech support?