In 'program' mode....are you supposed to be able to dump the EEPROM contents? Appears that I always just get 0x00 and I know there are values in there. 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 -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist --------------------------------- Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist