> I'm wondering if there's significant benefit in moving to any > of the newer hardware tools, REAL ICE, ICD3's or PICKit 3's. >=20 > Anybody have experience with these they'd like to share? I don't know about the PicKit3, but the ICD3 is deemed to be a cut down Rea= l Ice by some people, and I can tell you it is a lot faster in programming = and debugging as it uses the USB at 480MB/s instead of 12MB/s. However I suggest you troll through the Microchip Forums on them, as some p= eople do seem to have problems. --=20 Scanned by iCritical. --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .