On Wed, Aug 11, 2010 at 12:40 PM, Matt Pobursky wr= ote: > Their ICD-U64 ICSP/Debug pod is quite excellent. Very fast and supports a= ll > the devices the compiler supports. > > You should take a look at CCS C then. Take a look at their "blink a LED" > webinar to get an idea how easy it is to get up and running. I believe th= ey > have a demo version you can download to give it a spin. If I decide I like their IDE, do I have to buy their In-Circuit-Debugger or can I use the ICD2 that I already have to do debugging and programming? (I bought some development package, so I do have a demo board from Microchip, but I can't recall what the part number is off the top of my head.) I didn't see anything on their website that said yes or no to that. --=20 Regards...=A0 =A0 =A0 Todd I seek the truth...it is only persistence in self-delusion and ignorance that does harm.=A0 -- Marcus Aurealius --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .