Microcode Studio ICD Error

So you wrote a piece of PicBasic code, clicked the big PLAY button to compile and download, and got an error to the effect that "ICD not supported for this device." To fix it, you need to click the "Compile and Program" button instead.

Here's the default toolbar for Microcode Studio:

The big PLAY, STOP, etc. buttons on the right are for In-Circuit Debugging using a programmer that supports this. They're only supported in the paid version of Microcode Studio, and only on other hardware programmers than the EPICs that we use at ITP. It's best if these buttons don't appear at all. To make themn go away, right-click on the toolbar and un-check "In-Circuit Debug" to turn it off. The menu will then go away.

To program the chip, you need to click the "Compile and Program" button on the left of the menu:

If the in-Circuit Debug buttons were visible before you started, you should also check to see that the correct hardware programmer is selected. To do this, click on the "View" menu and select "Compile and Program Options...":

You'll get a popup window with several tabs. Click on "Programmer". In the "Default "Programmer" drop-down menu, select "Microengineering Labs EPIC".

Click "OK" to close the window and you should be all set to compile.