The new board sounds a lot like a cut down version of the picdem.net board (which by the way is a great toy to play with if you want to use a pic on the net!). Andy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Spehro Pefhany" To: Sent: Monday, August 05, 2002 5:13 PM Subject: Re: [PIC]: Piclist Beginners Kit (PBK) > At 11:48 AM 8/5/02 -0400, you wrote: > >I was surprised to hear the description of the PICDEM-2 board from > >Microchip. The one I have here is only a 2-layer PCB with a lot fewer > >parts/features. IIRC it cost about $70.00. > > > >I searched Digi-Key and found that the one being described is a new version, > >the "PICDEM-2 Plus". Digi-Key has it in stock for $99.00 as part number > >DM163022. > > Obviously better to buy it as part of the bundle for $20, but beware that > the ICD2 only handles a few 18F series parts at present. OTOH, USB is > *nice*. > > Yes, I was expecting that almost useless yet expensive board that came > with the ICD1 so it was a pleasant surprise. ;-) > > Best regards, > > Spehro Pefhany --"it's the network..." "The Journey is the reward" > speff@interlog.com Info for manufacturers: http://www.trexon.com > Embedded software/hardware/analog Info for designers: http://www.speff.com > 9/11 United we Stand > > -- > http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic: > [PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads > -- http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic: [PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads