At 09:13 PM 5/12/2006 +0200, you wrote:
>thanks Mike,
>
>but ...
>... a lot of (may all) things you mentioned, can be done through serial

Sure, if you allow re-writing of the flash to insert breakpoints (slow),
as opposed to the dedicated hardware breakpoint (fast to change, but
only a single breakpoint) but your monitor program will consume some
program memory. Using ICD will also allow you to debug your serial
handling routines in a realistic situation, which might be a bit
difficult if you're using the port for debugging.

Also the integration with MPLAB allows you to single-step through the
code in the edit window. That's not possible with debugging using a
serial monitor. It *could* be done, just that it hasn't been..

Best regards,

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