That's a great suggestion. Is this option available for the ICD3 as well? If so, where? John Hansen On Thu, Apr 12, 2018 at 10:43 PM, Forrest Christian (List Account) < lists@packetflux.com> wrote: > A little trick, in the embedded section of options, there is a checkbox > which says 'maintain active connection to hardware tool'. You may want t= o > try checking this, as it cuts out all of the overhead of connecting to th= e > tool each time you program. > > One caveat, during the ICD4 beta with this checked, the ICD4 would not > release the target from reset. I think, but don't know, that this has be= en > resolved. > > A second caveat, by checking this, you may find you have more frequent > issues where mplabx gets out of sync with the tool requiring a exit from > mplabx and the ICD. It really depends on what you're doing with the too= l > whether this happens or not. > > > > On Thu, Apr 12, 2018 at 8:05 AM, wrote: > > > Quoting Steve Smith : > > > > > One more thing. > > > ICD4 wont work with MPLAB 8.92 its not currently supported. > > > Some of us old hacks still work in assembly > > > > > > Steve > > > > > Using ICD4 with assembly right now (under MPLAB-X, of course). Doesn't > > seem faster, just the opposite (I suspect it has more overhead but > > runs faster once it gets going, but this is just a little bitty 7kB > > chip) and suffers some communication glitches compared to ICD3, in my > > experience so far. > > > > The case is heavy enough to hurt if it falls on your foot, and the LEDs > > are amusing enough. > > > > --sp > > > > > > -- > > http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > > View/change your membership options at > > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > > > > > > -- > *Forrest Christian* *CEO**, PacketFlux Technologies, Inc.* > Tel: 406-449-3345 | Address: 3577 Countryside Road, Helena, MT 59602 > forrestc@imach.com | http://www.packetflux.com > > > -- > http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > --=20 http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .