Re: [PIC] MPLAB8.36 Now Works W/ ICD2 by "Bob Axtell" .

> Bob Axtell wrote: >> what kind of little problems, Nick? I can now work all day without a >> reboot, that's an astonishing improvement. >> > Often after one or two hour the mplab can't find anymore the icd2. Never > worked a full day! > Switching from debugger and programmer also often I need to fully > disconnect the icd2. > Not big problem but annoying... > One problem that the ICD2 has (and ICD3, and "RealICE"), is that there is only one tiny #28guage GND wire connecting the unit being debugged to the ICD2/ICD3, etc. One #28AWG wire does NOT a GND make. A stout #18 test clip soldered inside the ICD2 to GND helps immensely to reduce GND noise. Have you tried that? believe me, it helps. --Bob