Hi Skip,

The 887 board is very nice, that's the one I would recommend.

I bet they both come with the same software CD.

Cheerful regards,

Bob


Dr Skip wrote:
> Thanks for the info. I see there are 2 versions - starter express and deb=
ug =

> express for the same price. Why? It seems the debug one has much more fun=
ction, =

> but maybe it's limited in other ways? One has the 16F690 (good enough for=
 the =

> current application I'm starting on, but many would do) and the other the =

> 16F887, debug tutorials, and a FREE CCS PCM=99 Midrange C Compiler Demo* =
for =

> PIC16F887. Both demo boards will do, but one is modest and the other seem=
s like =

> a lot.
> =

> Am I missing something? Even the demo boards for each are the same price!=
 If =

> one bought one pickit version (which comes with demo board) and bought th=
e =

> other demo board to add on, is there a difference?
> =

> Thanks again,
> Skip
> =

> =

> =

> Bob Blick wrote:
>> Hi Skip,
>>
>> Maybe a few early ones the early adopters got were bad. But I personally
>> have three of them and they all work fine. The only thing that I've had
>> problems with is the connector wearing out from overuse/abuse, and
>> that's easy enough to change.
>>
>> Oh, after using the PicKit 2, don't expect to use the same USB port on
>> your computer for anything else until you reboot. But the other USB
>> ports will be unaffected.
>>
>> Cheerful regards,
>>
>> Bob
>>
>> Dr Skip wrote:
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