On Sun, September 11, 2011 2:35 pm, V G wrote: > On Sun, Sep 11, 2011 at 1:46 PM, Matt Bennett > wrote: > >> If you're using 8 bit parts, there is basically no difference, other >> than >> the ICD3 can supply power to the device you're debugging- the RealICE >> can't. The advanced features generally require resources on the chip- so >> the fancy debugging features are actually a function of the PIC you are >> connected to. >> > > Thanks. If I don't also buy the high speed connection kit, does the REAL > ICE > have any advantage over the ICD3 (for the higher end PICs)? The "High Speed" kit really only allows you to put the realice at the end of a longer debugger cable- more separation between the realice and the part being debugged. It also has some sort of trace upload capability, but I've only used the trace from the AC244006 kit, which connects to some special I/O on a PIC32. The realice gives you the data capture interface as well (which gives some more-or-less real time watch on some variables- I believe it halts the processor while transferring the data). Matt Bennett Just outside of Austin, TX 30.51,-97.91 The views I express are my own, not that of my employer, a large multinational corporation that you are familiar with. --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .