PICDEM 2 Plus

PIC18F4XK20 Starter Kit

DM164124

The PIC18F4XK20 Starter Kit is a demonstration and development platform for Microchips new PIC18F4X/2XK20 series microcontrollers. The board provides a platform to highlight this new familys benchmark for lower power consumption and high-performance operation. It includes the development board, PICkit 2 Development Programmer/Debugger, programming lessons and demos.

PIC18 Explorer

DM183032

The PICDEM PIC18 Explorer low-cost demo board is for evaluation of our PIC18 MCU families. The PIC18 Explorer features a PIC18F8722 microcontroller, a superset of our traditional PIC18 general purpose 5V family. Also, the board comes with the PIC18F87J11 processor PIM, which is the superset of our PIC18 J-series of 3V MCUs for cost sensitive applications. This single development board supports dozens of the general purpose PIC18 families using various processor Plug-In Modules (PIMs). PICtail daughter boards enable many different accessory boards to connect to the PIC18 Explorer board for a flexible and complete development environment. This board is the ideal complement to the MPLAB ICD 2 debugger and programmer for a full-featured PIC18 development environment.

MPLAB Starter kit PIC18 MCU

DM180021

The PIC18 Starter Kit contains everything needed to experience the high performance and versatility of the PIC18F microcontroller family. It includes an on-board debugger/programming capability as well as USB communication, a capacitive touch pad, potentiometer, acceleration sensor, MicroSD memory card, and an OLED display. The board can function as a USB mouse, joystick or mass storage device (thumb drive) all using the on-board capacitive touch sense pads.

MRF24WB0MA Wi-Fi PICtail/PICtail Plus Daughter Board

AC164136-4

The Wi-Fi PICtail/PICtail Plus Daughter Board is a demonstration board for evaluating Wi-Fi connectivity using PIC microcontrollers and the MRF24WB0MA module. This product is compatible with the Explorer 16 Development Board (DM240001), PICDEM.net2 Development Board (DM163024) and PIC32 Starter Kit (DM320001) with I/O Expansion Board (DM320002).

PICDEM 4

DM163014

Demonstration and evaluation board for the 8-pin, 14-pin, and 18-pin general purpose family of products with power management features. It comes with pre-programmed PIC18F1320 and PIC16F627A, both featuring nanoWatt technology.The board provides three different sockets supporting 8-, 14- and 18-pin DIP devices, a RS-232 port, 8 LEDs, a 2x16 LCD display, 3 push button switches, prototyping area, I/O expander, supercapacitor circuitry and support for a LIN transceiver and a motor driver.

PICDEM Inductive Touch Development Kit

DM183027

The PICDEM Inductive Touch Development Kit is an evaluation and development platform for Microchips Inductive Touch technology.

Factory programmed firmware provides immediate access to all the boards features through the use of the MPLAB mTouch plug-in. Using a PICkit Serial Analyzer to communicate with the PC, it allows the user to analyze application critical information in real-time as it relates to sensor behavior.

PICDEM LCD 2

DM163030

The PICDEM LCD 2 Demonstration Board shows the main features of Microchips 28, 40, 64 and 80-pin LCD Flash PIC microcontrollers including the LCD voltage booster and contrast controller. It is populated with the PIC18F85J90. Other devices are supported via a transition socket and are available separately. A sample LCD glass display is included for custom prototyping. The glass features 7-segment displays, wipers, thermometers, star bursts, and other common icons

PICkit 1 Flash Starter Board

DV164101

A low-cost development kit with an easy-to-use interface for programming Microchips 8- and14-pin Flash family of microcontrollers. Instructions are provided in a series of seven tutorials that cover I/O, interrupts, A/D converters, comparators, data tables and timers. All source code files for the tutorials are furnished.Supports nine mid-range microcontrollers: - PIC12F629, 635, 675, 683 - PIC16F630, 636, 676, 684, 688, 785, 916, 917The PICkit Signal Analysis Daughterboard combined with the PICkit Signal Analysis software adds oscilloscope, FFT, histogram and strip chart functions. PICkit Baseline Flash v1.30 supports nine microcontrollers: - PIC10F200, 202, 204, 206 - PIC12F508, 509, 510 - PIC16F54, 57, 59 - PIC16F505

PICkit 2 Flash Starter Board

DV164120

A low-cost development kit with an easy to use interface for programming Microchips 8-, 14- and 20-pin Flash family of microcontrollers. Instructions are provided in a series of twelve lessons that cover I/O, interrupts, A/D converters, data tables and timers. All source code files for the lessons are furnished.

Mechatronics

DM163029

Mechatronics refers to implementing intelligent control in a mechanical system. The board comes with nine example projects which include firmware, connection diagrams and schematics.It uses the PIC16F917 MCU with 8 MHz internal oscillator and on-board LCD module and has 8 LEDs, an LCD, stepper motor and brushed DC motors, temperature sensor, light sensor, 32.768 kHz crystal for time generation, 4 tactile switches, 2 potentiometers, over-current protection circuit, RS-232 interface and an optical speed sensor for brushed DC motor.

Passive Keyless Entry Board

APGRD001

A fully functional passive keyless entry system, containing 3 independent boards: the Key Fob, the Base Station and the Receiver/Decoder. The PKE reference design can also be used as a Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) Solution.The Base Station can be commanded by a simple momentary switch, a proximity detector,or a serial-numbered challenge.The Key Fob uses the PIC16F639 and has an integrated AFE (Analog Front) with up to five pushbutton inputs, and two LED outputs.The Receiver/Decoder supports two manufacturer's codes with automatic baud rate detection and automatic normal or secure learn detection. Included are six learnable transmitters and LIN network support. The three boards come pre-programmed with the application code.

Low Power Solutions Board

DM163026

Uses the PIC18F4620 for demonstrating nanoWatt features and implementing system power reduction techniques. The Low Power Solutions Demonstration board CD includes three self-paced, step-by-step lab exercises, using the PIC18F4620 illustrating nanoWatt features to reduce power consumption and improve board performance.Included on the board are a fully functional ultrasonic range finder with LCD display, a DC boost circuit, USART, test points to measure system and PIC power consumption, three switches, 2 LEDs and a Microchip TC1047A temperature sensor

PICkit Serial Analyzer

DV164122

The PICkit Serial Analyzer is a low-cost tool with an easy-to use interface that communicates between a PC controlled USB port and various serial port protocols. It can interface with circuits that are embedded deep within systems, electrically or mechanically, that have serial port access. It can also emulate serial circuitry to communicate with a PIC microcontroller. The PICkit Serial Analyzer hardware supports I2C, SMBus, SPI and USART protocols. This microcontroller contains firmware to emulate typical serial system functions. Scripts can be created and saved, and software templates can be modified to tailor the communications protocol.

PICDEM System Management Kit

DV164123

The PICDEM System Management Kit is a demonstration and training tool for system integration and the design of a variety of applications. PIC microcontrollers provide powerful integrated peripherals, ideally suited for such integration tasks. The PICDEM System Management Board provides an I2C communications bus, typically found in applications such as personal computers or rack mount servers. The bus connects to multiple devices to monitor and record the health and status of the system. The PICDEM System Management Board integrates the functions of a dedicated Real-Time Clock (RTC), serial EEPROM, thermal management controller and analog-to-digital converter using a single PIC microcontroller.

PICDEM CAN-LIN 2 and 3 Demonstration Boards

DM163011

DM163015

PICDEM CAN-LIN demonstration boards to support different PICmicro devices. All demonstrate the main features of the devices, especially those features of the integrated CAN module. In addition to the CAN network, the board also employs a LIN sub-network using Microchip's PIC16C43X and PIC18F320 device families.

Each PICDEM CAN-LIN demonstration board includes both firmware and PC software for simulating a CAN network. The firmware comes pre-programmed on the sample device. The PC software and documentation are furnished on a CD-ROM.

PICDEM CAN-LIN 2 supports:

28-pin SDIP PIC18F258,2580,2680,2685 and 40-pin PDIP PIC18F458,4580,4680,4685

devices

20-pin PDIP PIC16C432 with integrated LIN Bus transceiver

PICDEM CAN-LIN 3 supports:

64-pin TQFP PIC18F6680 and 80-pin TQFP PIC18F8680 devices

20-pin SSOP PIC18F1320 and MCP201 LIN Bus transceiver

PIC32 Starter Kit

Buy DM320001

The PIC32 Starter Kit provides the easiest and lowest cost method to experience the PIC32 microcontroller. From the over 35 source code examples to the getting started project, quickly learn Microchip's 32-bit family of microcontrollers and development tools. The kit includes everything needed to write, program, debug, and execute code on a high performance PIC32 microcontroller.

PIC32 USB Starter Kit III

Buy DM320003-3

The PIC32 USB starter kit III provides the user with an easy and cost effective option to experience the USB, mTouch and SPI/I2S functionality of the new PIC32MX3/MX4 microcontrollers. The board comes equipped with everything that is needed including Microchips free USB software to develop USB embedded host/device/OTG applications.

PIC32 USB Starter Kit II

Buy DM320003-2

The PIC32 USB Starter Kit II provides the easiest and lowest cost method to experience the USB On-The-Go family of PIC32 microcontrollers. Users can develop USB embedded host, device, dual-role, or On-The-Go applications by combining this board with Microchip's free USB software (On-The-Go support provided in a future software release).

PIC32 Ethernet Starter Kit

Buy DM320004

The PIC32 Ethernet Starter Kit provides the easiest and lowest cost method to experience 10/100 Ethernet development with PIC32 microcontrollers. Combined with Microchips free TCP/IP software, user project will be running in no time. The PIC32 has an available CAN 2.0b peripheral and USB host/device/OTG. The Ethernet Starter Kit has expansion connector compatible with other PIC32 Starter Kits.

Explorer 16

Buy DM240001

The Explorer 16 is a low cost, efficient development board to evaluate the features and performance of Microchip's PIC24, dsPIC DSC, and the PIC32 microcontroller families. The board contains expansion header for adding application specific functionality using optional PICtail Plus daughter cards. Two programming/debug interfaces are available: the Microchip programming/debug interface for use with MPLAB REAL ICE Emulator and a JTAG interface. A PIC32 based plug-in module (PIM) is required

PIC32 I/O Expansion Board

DM320002

The PIC32 I/O Expansion Board provides Starter Kit and Starter Board users with full access to MCU signals, additional debug headers, and connection of PICTail Plus daughter cards. MCU signals are connected to vertical pin headers for attaching prototype circuits or monitoring signals with logic probes. Headers are provided for connecting JTAG tools or Microchip tools using the 2-wire (ICSP) interface.

Multimedia Expansion Board

DM320005

The Multimedia Expansion Board comes with a 3.2 Color LCD Touchscreen, FCC Certified WiFi Module, SSD1926 Graphics Controller, 24-bit Stereo Codec, connectors for Line Out, Microphone and headphones, 8 position Joystick with fire button, microSD card slot, and 3 axis accelerometer. Requires any PIC32 Starter Kit, with on-board programmer / debugger.

Enhanced mTouch Cap Touch Eval Kit

DM183026-2

The enhanced mTouch Capacitive Evaluation Kit provides a simle platform for developing a variety of capacitive touch sense applications using PIC16F, PIC24F, PIC18F and PIC32 microcontrollers. The Diagnostic Tool provided allows the user to analyze application-critical information in real-time as it relates to touch sensor behavior.