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MICROCHIP PIC Development Boards

Low cost development boards for Microchip® PIC series of microcontrollers.

Supplied ready built (less the PIC) and tested the range includes on-board power supply, direct I/O pin connections and protyping area for discrete components.

The ProtoPro series is a range of development PCBs for PIC Microcontrollers - complementing each other owing to a similar design features.

The ProtoDev DX is an enhanced range of development PCBs for PIC Microcontrollers. The series offers LDO power supply and a prototyping area where all the solder pads are conencted horizontally. The ProtoDev DX interfaces wil industry standard tools such as the PICKIT 2/PICKit3 and, via an RJ12 interface cable (not supplied), to ICD2/ICD3, and provides a user friendly development experience.

The PCBs are manufactured to the highest standard of quality using the best quality manufactuers and materials. 

Product pricing is such that the boards can be used permanently in a prototype project thus alleviating the need to design and manufacture a special PCB for the project.ProtoDEV - DX

The ProtoDev-DX is a compact and feature rich development PCB designed for the hobbyist and professional. Supporting both 28 and 40 PIN DIP packages, the ProtoDev – DX offers a cost effective, practical solution to PIC embedded development.

The PCB can be powered from a standard wall cube unit. The hosted device can be programmed using an ICSP or ICD compatible on PCB socket or header. The adjacent prototyping (like vero board) area enables the developer to soldering in additional components and devices. All PIC I/O is tracked to the connector strip and labelled, which is located conveniently close to the prototyping area.

Image is for illustrative purposes only, all accessories sold separately, PIC microcontroller is also available separately.

ProtoDEV-DX Features:

  • Power Supply 5V / 3V3
  • Programming using ICSP with PICKit2 / PICKit3 or ICD2 / ICD3 compatible interfaces
  • Emulation I/O 2 LEDs + 2 Push Buttons
  • PIC Support 28 PIN DIP | 40 PIN DIP Families F: 16Fxx | 18Fxx | J:18FXX
  • Oscillator 8Mhz Crystal | Watch crystal
  • On-board FTDI USB
ProtoPRO DEV DX

New release ProtoDev DX for the PIC18F 28 and 40-pin with on-board USB

 

Enquiry for Microchip development boards here

Common features include:

  • Standard
    • On-board 5V PSU (RPP)
    • Power LED
  • System I/O
    • Sizeable proto area
    • All I/O pins tracked to proto area - labelled for use
  • Communications
    • mini-USB
  • Programming
    • ICSP header for direct connection to PICkit 2 or 3 or, via an interface cable, to ICD2 or ICD3 etc.
ProtoDev Features
ProtoDev DX
On board 5v power pupply
Y
Power LED
Y
2 x LEDs
Y
2 x push-buttons
Y
Sizeable prototyping area
Y
I/O lines tracked + labelled to prototyping area
Y
Variable resistor (for A2D or LCD)
N
8-pin footprint
Y
MAX-232 + DB-9
N
USB (Type-A connector)
Y
ICSP header
Y

 

Documentation is available  for all our customers.

  • User guides to setup your product for first time use
  • Assembly guide with instructions to test your purchase
  • Example project(s) for hobbyist and professional use, with sample code in C

Application notes are also available dealing with specific issues at a highy technical level

Enquiry for Microchip development boards here

 

User Manuals and Sample Application Notes

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ProtoDev-DX brochure (251KB in JPG format)

Download the "Getting Started" guide here (421KB in PDF format)

Keypad scanning and integration (33KB in ZIP format)

"Hello World" LED starter project (33KB in ZIP format)

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