If you like, you can even make an ICD yourself...

http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist/freeicd/index.htm

costs $40.93 and your time.
http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist/freeicd/allparts.htm

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From: pic microcontroller discussion list
[mailto:PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU]On Behalf Of Heinz Czychun
Sent: Wednesday, July 04, 2001 12:27
To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU
Subject: [PIC]: RE: Which PIC development system?


Hi John,

At 10:46 AM -0700 7/4/01, Jeanette Eya-Zeissig wrote:

,,,,<snip>...

>Thanks Olin and Bob for the info. I'm glad you gave it to me in baby
>talk. I'm not sure if the simulator in MacPIC is fast or slow since
>I have no basis for comparison. For my purposes it ran adequately on
>old 68030 machines and like a rocket on any Power PC machine.

I have to admit that I hadn't really looked at the MPLAB ICD. Now
that I have I have some questions I hope someone can help me with.

        At the uChip site;

http://www.microchip.com/0/tools/new/products/special/

        They are offering a $99 USD Debugger - ICD Simple Suite,
part# DV164002.

        Would I be correct in assuming the difference between this
and MPLAB ICD, at Digi-Key part #DV164001 @ $249.76 CND (~ $167 USD)
is the lack of the demo board in the Simple Suite.

>I think I know what I'm gonna do now: play it safe and go with MPLAB.

        A good choice and it will mean you don't have to mess around
with all kinds of bits and pieces here and there, and get some real
work done. I'm glad you got better advice from the old hands.


Heinz

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