ICE Question

[newbie]

I did ask this question some time ago and from that I found RF Solutions and the ICEPIC3 to work with the 18F252 but this product has been delayed far too long and I can't wait any longer, so the question is what is the best ICE for the 18F252

Thanks
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[Neutone]

:=I did ask this question some time ago and from that I found RF Solutions and the ICEPIC3 to work with the 18F252 but this product has been delayed far too long and I can't wait any longer, so the question is what is the best ICE for the 18F252
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:=Thanks

The ICE2000 supports that chip but with the ease and speed of using an ICD my ICE2000 collects dust while I develop for the 18F252. The biggest problem is that you can't really get communications between chips when you step through code in an emulator. It also takes about the same amount of time to load code into the emulator as it does to load code into the target circuit. Their is also an order of magnitude in price difference. ICD's are cheaper. I have a few of the ICD-2 from microchip and a few of the ICD-u from CCS. The ICD-u is cheaper and I don't have to use MPLAB to program a chip.
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[newbie]

:=:=I did ask this question some time ago and from that I found RF Solutions and the ICEPIC3 to work with the 18F252 but this product has been delayed far too long and I can't wait any longer, so the question is what is the best ICE for the 18F252
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:=:=Thanks
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:=The ICE2000 supports that chip but with the ease and speed of using an ICD my ICE2000 collects dust while I develop for the 18F252. The biggest problem is that you can't really get communications between chips when you step through code in an emulator. It also takes about the same amount of time to load code into the emulator as it does to load code into the target circuit. Their is also an order of magnitude in price difference. ICD's are cheaper. I have a few of the ICD-2 from microchip and a few of the ICD-u from CCS. The ICD-u is cheaper and I don't have to use MPLAB to program a chip.

Never used a ICD I assume it means In Circuit Debugger, does this consume and of the 18F252 ram/rom and can you do source level debugging (see the CSS source code and step through it) and you set breat point etc. etc.

Thanks
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