On 6/9/06, Herbert Graf <mailinglist2@farcite.net> wrote:
> > >
> > Very good. ICD2 has too many problems for people to depend heavily on it.
>
> Really?
>
> I've depended pretty heavily on it and have rarely been disappointed.
>
> There are a few "quirks" involved when using an ICD2, and there are
> limitations, but as long as you keep them in mind I find it to be a
> wonderful tool.
>

I think ICD2 is really value for money. Still I think it won't be as good as
a real ICE. As a programmer it also leaves out some features. For example:
1) to go to Hi-Z mode after programming so that program can start to run
2) to control the sequence of target Vdd and Vpp
Maybe this is hardware/firmware related limitations.

I just tried it with Explorer 16 board dsPIC33 demo program and stepping
through the small program proves to be not as fast as I want.

Regards,
Xiaofan
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