Jason R Williamson wrote:

> I am considering getting a PIC emulator (probably the ICEPIC) and I was
> wondering if any of you had comments on their usefullness.  At $1000 to
> $1500 (including the daughter board for 16c74a), it is quite expensive.

But worth it. I've been working on one small simple project (a robot
controller board) since July and until I got the ICEPIC, I was making no
headway at all. Since getting it, I've almost completed the first
prototype. I'd certainly consider the ICEPIC a good investment - though if
you can afford it, I'd recommend the ICEPIC 2 because of it's trace
buffer.

> I guess what I am really looking for is justification for the purchase
> or possible alternatives.

 There is a cheaper emulator made by Lennard Research, but when I talked to
them when ordering my emulator, they didn't yet have the socket hardware
for 40 pin devices. This may have changed since, however.

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Mark Dennehy, B.A., B.A.I.  Email : Mark.Dennehy@cs.tcd.ie
Research Student,
Computer Vision and Robotics Research Group,
Computer Science Dept., Trinity College Dublin