Figure 5.1: LAB-XUSB Experimenter board
The board contains:
• 40-pin ZIF socket for PIC microcontroller
• 5-volt regulator
• 20MHz oscillator
• Reset button
• 16-switch keypad
• Two potentiometers
• Four LEDs
• 2-line by 20-character LCD module
• Speaker
• RC servo connector
• RS232 interface
• USB connector
• Socket for digital-to-analog converter (device not included)
• Socket for I²C serial EEPROM (device not included)
• Socket for Dallas DS1307 real-time clock (device not included)
• Pads for Dallas DS18S20 temperature sensors (device not included)
• In-circuit programming connector
• Prototyping area for additional circuits
Th PICDEM 2 Plus kit (see Figure 5.2), manufactured by Microchip Inc., can be used in the development of PIC18 microcontroller-based projects.
Figure 5.2: PICDEM 2 Plus development board
The board contains:
• 2×16 LCD display
• Piezo sounder driven by PWM signal
• Active RS-232 port
• On-board temperature sensor
• Four LEDs
• Two push-button switches and master reset
• Sample PIC18F4520 and PIC16F877A flash microcontrollers
• MPLAB REAL ICE/MPLAB ICD 2 connector
• Source code for all programs
• Demonstration program displaying a real-time clock and ambient temperature
• Generous prototyping area
• Works off of a 9V battery or DC power pack
The PICDEM 4 kit (see Figure 5.3), manufactured by Microchip Inc., can be used in the development of PIC18 microcontroller-based projects.
Figure 5.3: PICDEM 4 development board
The board contains:
• Three different sockets supporting 8-, 14-, and 18-pin DIP devices
• On-board +5V regulator for direct input from 9V, 100 mA AC/DC wall adapter
• Active RS-232 port
• Eight LEDs
• 2×16 LCD display
• Three push-button switches and master reset
• Generous prototyping area
• I/O expander
• Supercapacitor circuitry
• Area for an LIN transceiver
• Area for a motor driver
• MPLAB ICD 2 connector
The PICDEM HPC Explorer development board (see Figure 5.4), manufactured by Microchip Inc., can be used in the development of high pin count PIC18-series microcontroller-based projects.
Figure 5.4: PICDEM HPC Explorer development board
The main features of this board are:
• PIC18F8722, 128K flash, 80-pin TQFP microcontroller
• Supports PIC18 J-series devices with plug-in modules
• 10 MHz crystal oscillator (to be used with internal PLL to provide 40 MHz operation)
• Power supply connector and programmable voltage regulator, capable of operation from 2.0 to 5.5 V
• Potentiometer (connected to 10-bit A/D, analog input channel)
• Temperature sensor demo included
• Eight LEDs (connected to PORTD with jumper disable)
• RS-232 port (9-pin D-type connector, UART1)
• Reset button
• 32 KHz crystal for real-time clock demonstration
The MK-1 Universal PIC development board (see Figure 5.5), manufactured by Baji Labs, can be used for developing PIC microcontroller-based projects with up to 40 pins. The board has a key mechanism which allows any peripheral device to be mapped to any pin of the processor, making the board very flexible. A small breadboard area is also provided, enabling users to design and test their own circuits.
Figure 5.5: MK-1 Universal PIC development board
The board has the following features:
• On-board selectable 3.3V or 5V
• 16×2 LCD character display (8-or 4-bit mode supported)
• 4-digit multiplexed 7-segment display
• Ten LED bar graph (can be used as individual LEDs)
• Eight-position dip switch
• Socketed oscillator for easy change of oscillators
• Stepper motor driver with integrated driver
• I²C real-time clock with crystal and battery backup support
• I²C temperature sensor with 0.5 degree C precision
• Three potentiometers for direct A/D development
• 16-button telephone keypad wired as 4×4 matrix
• RS232 driver with standard DB9 connector
• Socketed SPI and I²C EEPROM
• RF Xmit and receive sockets
• IR Xmit and receive
• External drive buzzer
• Easy access to pull up resistors
• AC adapter included
The SSE452 development board (see Figure 5.6), manufactured by Shuan Shizu Electronic Laboratory, can be used for developing PIC18-based microcontroller projects, especially the PIC18FXX2 series of microcontrollers, and also for programming the microcontrollers.
Figure 5.6: SSE452 development board
The main features of this board are:
• One PCB suitable for any 28-or 40-pin PIC18 devices
• Three external interrupt pins
• Two input-capture/output-compare/pulse-width modulation modules (CCP)
• Support SPI, I²C functions
• 10-bit analog-to-digital converter
• RS-232 connector
• Two debounced push-button switches
• An 8-bit DIP-switch for digital input
• 4×4 keypad connector
• Rotary encoder with push button
• TC77 SPI temperature sensor
• EEPROM (24LC04B)
• 2×20 bus expansion port
• ICD2 connector
• On-board multiple digital signals from 1Hz to 8MHz
• Optional devices are 2×20 character LCD, 48/28-pin ZIF socket
The SSE8720 development board (see Figure 5.7), manufactured by Shuan Shizu Electronic Laboratory, can be used for the development of PIC18-based microcontroller projects. A large amount of memory and I/O interface is provided, and the board can also be used to program microcontrollers.
Figure 5.7: SSE8720 development board
The main features of this board are:
• 20MHz oscillator with socket
• One DB9 connector provides EIA232 interface
• In-circuit debugger (ICD) connector
• Four debounced switches, and one reset switch
• 4×4 keypad connector
• One potentiometer for analog-to-digital conversion
• Eight red LEDs
• 8-bit DIP switch for digital inputs
• 2×20 character LCD module
• Twenty-four different digital signals, from 1Hz to 16MHz
• On-board 5V regulator
• One I²C EEPROM with socket
• SPI-compatible digital temperature sensor
• SPI-compatible real-time clock
• CCP1 output via an NPN transistor
The SSE8680 development board (see Figure 5.8), manufactured by Shuan Shizu Electronic Laboratory, can be used for developing PIC18-based microcontroller projects. The board supports CAN network, and a large amount of memory and I/O interface is provided. The board can also be used to program microcontrollers.