> I've become spoiled using the ``ICD'' to single-step through my code.
>
> Now the hardware guys have wired up a PIC 16f876 to drive a 8 bit bus and
a few
> chip-select pins.
> Naturally, they chose PortB to hook up to the 8 bit bus, since it's the
only
> port with all 8 pins available on that chip.
>
> Unfortunately, the Microchip ``MPLAB-ICD Module'' uses the top 2 lines of
PortB
> to communicate back to my big screen.
>
> ...
>
> Any hints, tips, work-arounds ?

Yeah, get the ICE.  I assume from the reference to "the hardware guys" that
this is a commercial product.  Explain to your boss that buying you the ICE
is cheaper than having you mess about with a stone axe and bone knife.  How
much time have you already lost?  Too bad it's too late for that.  The
ICE-2000 is well priced, less than the cost of a wasted day or two.  It
always amazes me to the great expense people will go to save a nickel.


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Olin Lathrop, embedded systems consultant in Littleton Massachusetts
(978) 742-9014, olin@embedinc.com, http://www.embedinc.com

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