Herbert Graf wrote:
> On Tue, 2008-02-12 at 11:17 -0500, Martin wrote:
>   
>> Is MPLAB supposed to freeze up for several seconds when I do something 
>> with the ICD2 such as run/pause/step the program?
>>     
>
> It's not so much MPLAB but the ICD2 that's "pausing" things.
>
> Every time you step the ICD2 it has to "download" the state from the
> PIC. How much it downloads depends on what you are watching.
>
> Most people new to the ICD2 make the mistake of watching EVERYTHING, all
> the SFRs, all the memory, all the EEPROM. This can result in VERY long
> pauses.
>
> The trick is to only watch what you need. Just the SFRs is usually
> enough, with perhaps the odd memory location.
>
> For the speediest use watch just the particular locations you want.
>
> Oh, and if you're using an HLL, and trying to single step, remember that
> one line of HLL can easily add up to dozens of actual op codes, meaning
> one single step can take quite a while since it turns into dozens of
> actual single steps.
>
> TTYL
>   
I closed the extra windows, opened a watch window and added what I was 
interested in. It works much quicker now.

Thanks everyone for the advice.
-
Martin
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