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Hello All we are considering purchacing a PIC16C77 Emulator, 1 is it worth it 2 Which one to buy 3 should it interface MPLAB 4 are thet easy to use 5 costs any comments would be greatly appreciated Anthony thanks Anthony Buckwell \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\//////////////////////////// Anthony Buckwell School Of Microelectronics, Faculty Of Engineering Griffth University-Nathan, Brisbane, QLD 4111 AUSTRALIA Ph: +61 7 3875 5061 Ph: 0419 783 109 Fax: +61 7 3875 3854 ////////////////////////////\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\

Anthony Buckwell <spam_OUTPICLISTTakeThisOuTMITVMA.MIT.EDU> wrote: > we are considering purchacing a PIC16C77 Emulator, > 1 is it worth it Only you can answer that, Anthony, although I personally couldn't do my job without one. > 2 Which one to buy Microchip's PIC-Master CE is the best I've seen. The ICEPIC isn't bad, although it doesn't have the PIC-Master's trace buffer and it doesn't support the 17Cxx series. > 3 should it interface MPLAB Yes. Even though MPLAB isn't the best POSSIBLE emulator environment, it's better than all the others. > 4 are thet easy to use Yeah, more or less. > 5 costs Here in the States, a PIC-Master CE costs $2300 US. The ICEPIC costs around $700 US. -Andy === Andrew Warren - .....fastfwdKILLspam@spam@ix.netcom.com === Fast Forward Engineering - Vista, California === http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/2499

I use ICEPIC 11 with their PIC77 daughterboard It works well and now interfaces with MPLAB. Support is good and thankfully not really needed. Emulators are worth every penny in order to get a project completed Stephen H Alsop email: steveKILLspams.ssystems.easynet.co.uk S&S Systems Ltd www: http://easyweb.easynet.co.uk/~s.ssystems ---------- : From: Anthony Buckwell <.....abuckwelKILLspam.....ME.GU.EDU.AU> : To: EraseMEPICLISTspam_OUTTakeThisOuTMITVMA.MIT.EDU : Subject: Emulator Price, Worth it? : Date: 07 October 1997 12:27 : : Hello All : : we are considering purchacing a PIC16C77 Emulator, : 1 is it worth it : 2 Which one to buy : 3 should it interface MPLAB : 4 are thet easy to use : 5 costs : : any comments would be greatly appreciated : :

I've just started using an ICEPIC emulator and it certainly saves me time. You really need to check out the software that drives the thing because that can make or break the tool. You may want to look at the new cheaper ICEPICS (actually the basic emulator is not cheaper but the daughter boards are). Take a look at http://www.rfsolutions.co.uk. Oh one other thing I'm really kicking myself for not paying out the extra to get the trace facility. Lots of times now I've wished I had that! Andy