Have any of you had success building your own ICD for the Pic16F87x that
works with MPLAB (or even one that doesn't)?

I've been poking around a bit, and I am no closer now than when I started -
and a lot less enthusiastic.

There is some info contained in the piclist archive, but nothing that shows
a successful attempt at it, mostly bits and pieces or quotes from elsewhere.

I did find the d877.hex disassembly - thank you very much:
http://www.piclist.com/techref/microchip/16f877/xicd.htm

And the MPLAB-ICD Module Schematics:
http://www.microchip.com/Download/Tools/PICmicro/ICDS/MPLABICD/etn21d.pdf

Problem is that Pic16lf876 (U1) is not the target for development, it is a
controller/interface acting as a go-between with the PC and the target
device: Therefore, to make a device that worked with MPLAB, we need to know
the contents of U1. I haven't bothered Microchip yet, I doubt they'd be
sympathetic.

The early bits and pieces I found seemed to imply that this was a reasonable
project. But it now appears much more reasonable to simply purchase
Microchips package.

Wondering what your experiences have been like.
Bruce.

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