On Fri, 2006-05-12 at 21:13 +0200, Stef Mientki wrote: > thanks Mike, > > but ... > ... a lot of (may all) things you mentioned, can be done through serial Can be done yes, but why reinvent the wheel? Plus, with serial debugging you can't debug when you use that serial port, a big issue for me since my of my projects have used one. I'm not saying the ICD is the only way to go, but considering how easy it is to use, and how integrated it is with MPLAB it's by far the best solution for me. TTYL -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist