Mike Hord wrote:

>> I'd push the ICD2.  It's a little more than $80, but so stunningly
>matches your requirements (and in fact vastly exceeds most of
>them) that I can't not recommend it.
>  
>

Although I pretty much agree, I have to say that the USB part of the 
ICD2 still seems to have some bugs in it.  So much so that I have just 
abandoned it and only use the serial port.    Not sure just what is 
going on (and don't much care, since using the serial port is fine so 
far as I am concerned) but about half the time the ICD2 seems to get 
confused when the USB port is used, and gives different error messages.  
The ICD2 and the target board each have their own power supply, I've 
tried using different USB ports just on the off-chance that it is a 
hardware problem with a particular port, and have tried switching USB 
cables - but the problem persists.  So, just for what it is worth.

John


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