ORBTrace mini and instrumenting embedded applications

Today I learned about the ORBTrace mini. Gotta get me a few of those! There’s a video explaining the related software, Orbuculum, over here (but it requires you signup for a free account and validate your email address to watch).

MPLAB PICkit 5

I am saving my pennies so I can buy the MPLAB PICkit 5 In-Circuit Debugger and Debugger Adapter Board.

Other things I am interested in but that are a bit beyond what I’m willing to pay for at this point in time include:

I am planning to install the MPLAB X IDE, I just haven’t got around to it yet. I will do that after I have purchased the PICkit 5 programmer.

Investigating better lighting for the bench

I was watching Remnants of the Capacitor Plague where they mentioned about these lights: 3 in 1 6W 6500K Industry Microscope LED Gooseneck Light Illuminator Lamp Spot Light Lamp Fill Light Lamp With 60 LED Ring. I wanted to know more so I asked about which ones the YouTuber purchased themselves. I hope I hear back! (And I may not hear back, it seems my question might have been flagged as spam, possibly because I included a link to AliExpress in the comment?)