Bill said:
It's dipmicro, he's probably losing money at that price.
Well, not losing, but not making much. Bill, I offered you entire remaining Firefly/Unicorn inventory back for even lower price, but you did not respond.
Bill said:
PS futz, how can I convince folks to consider the Junebug vs the Inchworm+
I had a plan to improve Inchworm, but there seems to be no point.
PICkit2 (and clones) are
functionally superior to ICD2. For example ICD2 cannot work with entire PIC family, because some need Vpp 8V, while others 13V and ICD2 can only adjust it's Vpp by 10-15%. PICkit2 with it's PWM generator can do entire range and if Microchip does not support a chip yet, they might in the future.
Add a
Communication Tool and
Logic Analyser Tool, and PICkit2 (and clones) are 100x more useful than ICD2.
I believe Microchip has a PICkit2 command line utility and
API, so if you are building automated in-circuit equipment, PICkit2 (and clones) is way to go.
The PICkit2 hardware is simpler (most work is done by software), so material/labour cost make it way
cheaper.