Todd Lyons wrote: > On Fri, Aug 13, 2010 at 3:46 PM, William "Chops" Westfield > wrote: > =20 >>>> I bought a PIC dev kit from Microchip with the ICD2 back in 2003 >>>> =20 >> In case it's not been obvious from other people's posts... >> Using your 2003-era PIC just because you already have it may not be >> the best choice. >> =20 > > Thanks for the addition because it was not obvious to me. I gathered > that people were trying to steer me to different toolsets and hardware > because they were cool or efficient, but didn't pick up on the fact > that they were doing so because either the old PIC, old ICD2, or old > dev board was no longer quite as useful. However, I'm trying not to > read too much into your statement either. "May not be the best > choice" is certainly not the same as "don't use stuff that old". In > the end, doing it the hard way is good for learning, but I'm also open > to doing it the best or easiest way. > =20 What dev board do you actually have? Assuming it's a picdem 2 plus (=20 http://www.microchip.com/stellent/idcplg?IdcService=3DSS_GET_PAGE&nodeId=3D= 1406&dDocName=3Den010072=20 ) you have quite a wide choice of pics. Personally I'd suggest dropping=20 a 40 pin 18F452, 18F45220, 18F4620 or similar in there and using C18. --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .