Temptation... next round maybe...

Saw this unit on ebay selling for USD29 (+USD22 s/h)... even on single unit purchase it is only about RM175 total... price inclusive on a 40-pin programming board... It's an ICD2 clone... it will allow in-circuit debugging for bunch of PICs... may be something the gang want to consider later after initial hurdle of learning PIC and MikroC... just ways to spend more... :-)


If you like making one yourself, serial port based... not USB, you can find the details here. I've built one before, it works... Just that serial port based is slower, need a serial port and need external power... USB version way too easy to use...

The USB DIY version can be found here but require some chips that might not be easily found at our regular shopping place... that's why the ebay posting looks really tempting...