On Tue, 19 Jun 2001 07:38:20 -0400, Olin Lathrop wrote:
>> 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.
>

Another alternative to the ICE-2000 is the RICE17A and PB-87X=
 Probe card.

from Advanced Transdata. It's considerably less expensive, very=
 compact and
works quite well. I've used their emulators for many years now=
 with little or
no troubles.

You can check them out at:
http://www.adv-transdata.com/in_circuit_emulator.htm#RICE17A
and
http://www.adv-transdata.com/PB-87X.htm

Matt Pobursky
Maximum Performance Systems

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