Compatibility between dev kit and production blinks?

Quick question, I searched but could not find an answer.

Are the early dev kit Blinks compatible with the production Blinks?

I have 12 of the dev kit blinks with the 3D printed case, and the magnetic jig for programming.

On a related note, can the programmer that shipped with the early dev kits be used for programming the production Blinks?

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Are the early dev kit Blinks compatible with the production Blinks?

The communication protocol and the electronics are functionally identical, the only difference isn the enclosures. This however is meaningful because the magnet location has been shifted in the production Blinks, making them not line up.

On a related note, can the programmer that shipped with the early dev kits be used for programming the production Blinks?

Yes, this tool works for both, however, for the production Blinks, you will unscrew the 3 screws on the programming jig and then use the jig like the following image:

I believe I show this process in our livestream here

Cool, so the alpha dev kit Blinks can all play with each other using the same software as production, but you can’t physically mix dev kit + production Blinks.

That seems reasonable!

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Exactly :raised_hands: