Hi All,

>>
>>  >        At the uChip site;
>>>
>>  >http://www.microchip.com/0/tools/new/products/special/
>>>
>>>         They are offering a $99 USD Debugger - ICD Simple Suite,
>>>part# DV164002.
>>>
>>>         Would I be correct in assuming the difference between this
>>>and MPLAB ICD, at Digi-Key part #DV164001 @ $249.76 CND (~ $167 USD)
>>>is the lack of the demo board in the Simple Suite.
>>
>>That's what I conclude from looking at it.  It appears to be the same
>>ICD Module that came with my MPLAB-ICD, but instead of including the
>>demo board they're throwing in samples of the 16F876 and 16F877.
>>
>>My opinion is the Simple Suite package is a good deal; for the extra
>>US$60 the demo board cost me, it hasn't been very useful: its
>>prototyping area is only about two square inches.

        Well I bought the ICD Simple Suite, and it arrived today.

        Everthing was mostly as expected, but with the Simple Suite,
both the demo board and the MPLAM ICD Header have been eliminated.
While the demo board is no great loss, it would have been nice to
have the header to plug into the MPU socket of existing projects. But
I still think it's a good deal.

        The money I saved with the Simple Suite bought a nice  bunch
of 'F628's :-)

Regards,
Heinz

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